Artist*
#5,033 most common boys' name of all time · #12,458 across all names · 91% male / 9% female · used 1916–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#5,033
Rank overall
#12,458 of 105,966
First appeared
1916
Years on the list
38 of 146
All-time
928
Since 2016
744
Peak year
2022 #1,682
Best rank
#1,682 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 118/yr
Artist first appears in 1916. 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 | 12 | 69 | 81 | #2,111 |
| 2024 | 12 | 88 | 100 | #1,840 |
| 2023 | 11 | 90 | 101 | #1,792 |
| 2022 | 16 | 102 | 118 | #1,682 |
| 2021 | 12 | 90 | 102 | #1,775 |
| 2020 | 6 | 79 | 85 | #1,881 |
| 2019 | 6 | 67 | 73 | #2,137 |
| 2018 | 8 | 38 | 46 | #3,064 |
| 2017 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,246 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #8,225 |
| 2014 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,635 |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,784 |
| 2011 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,856 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,672 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,849 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,904 |
| 1988 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,593 |
| 1987 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,081 |
| 1981 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,102 |
| 1980 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,709 |
| 1957 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,799 |
| 1956 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 1955 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,117 |
| 1950 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,725 |
| 1949 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,549 |
| 1947 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,061 |
| 1945 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,633 |
| 1944 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,815 |
| 1943 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,861 |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,875 |
| 1935 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,971 |
| 1932 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,103 |
| 1929 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,836 |
| 1927 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,390 |
| 1923 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,413 |
| 1922 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,221 |
| 1920 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,120 |
| 1916 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,463 |