Argus
#11,573 most common boys' name of all time · #29,615 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1912–2025
Rank among boys
#11,573
Rank overall
#29,615 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
205
Since 2016
33
Peak year
1921 #2,456
Best rank
#2,207 1912
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Argus first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,773 |
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,819 |
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,433 |
| 2020 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,549 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,255 |
| 1943 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,356 |
| 1939 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,268 |
| 1935 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,851 |
| 1934 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,106 |
| 1932 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,516 |
| 1931 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,990 |
| 1929 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,118 |
| 1927 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,570 |
| 1926 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,858 |
| 1925 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,041 |
| 1924 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,502 |
| 1923 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,052 |
| 1922 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,559 |
| 1921 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,456 |
| 1920 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,866 |
| 1919 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,984 |
| 1918 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,490 |
| 1917 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1916 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,034 |
| 1915 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1913 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,017 |
| 1912 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,207 |