Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Carnell*

#1,703 most common boys' name of all time · #4,130 across all names · 89% male / 11% female · used 1897–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,703
Rank overall
#4,130 of 105,966
First appeared
1897
Years on the list
114 of 146
All-time
5,164
Since 2016
136
Peak year
1955 #770
Best rank
#770 1955
Girls Boys peak 102/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Carnell first appears in 1897. 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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 10 10 #7,713
2024 — 6 6 #10,996
2023 — 10 10 #7,765
2022 — 12 12 #6,850
2021 — 7 7 #9,758
2020 — 17 17 #5,258
2019 — 21 21 #4,646
2018 — 21 21 #4,619
2017 — 12 12 #6,715
2016 — 20 20 #4,787
2015 — 28 28 #3,787
2014 — 33 33 #3,299
2013 — 31 31 #3,411
2012 — 39 39 #2,962
2011 — 34 34 #3,240
2010 — 39 39 #2,963
2009 — 43 43 #2,805
2008 — 57 57 #2,301
2007 — 57 57 #2,285
2006 — 39 39 #2,884
2005 — 58 58 #2,117
2004 — 29 29 #3,298
2003 — 33 33 #2,932
2002 — 26 26 #3,359
2001 — 29 29 #3,066
2000 — 25 25 #3,313
1999 — 30 30 #2,805
1998 — 35 35 #2,463
1997 — 36 36 #2,318
1996 — 33 33 #2,388
1995 — 31 31 #2,450
1994 — 43 43 #1,940
1993 — 40 40 #2,013
1992 — 36 36 #2,133
1991 — 51 51 #1,636
1990 — 65 65 #1,387
1989 — 42 42 #1,801
1988 — 50 50 #1,504
1987 — 50 50 #1,444
1986 — 52 52 #1,363
1985 — 49 49 #1,395
1984 — 52 52 #1,284
1983 — 45 45 #1,410
1982 — 55 55 #1,259
1981 — 63 63 #1,162
1980 — 53 53 #1,281
1979 — 53 53 #1,264
1978 — 65 65 #1,083
1977 — 56 56 #1,178
1976 — 40 40 #1,416
1975 — 84 84 #902
1974 — 49 49 #1,188
1973 — 57 57 #1,078
1972 — 60 60 #1,043
1971 — 62 62 #1,037
1970 — 62 62 #1,038
1969 — 62 62 #979
1968 — 60 60 #941
1967 8 46 54 #1,092
1966 7 54 61 #992
1965 7 45 52 #1,118
1964 — 62 62 #971
1963 6 59 65 #992
1962 8 66 74 #936
1961 11 61 72 #996
1960 5 58 63 #1,013
1959 10 59 69 #1,008
1958 6 92 98 #781
1957 7 65 72 #942
1956 12 89 101 #791
1955 12 90 102 #770
1954 8 73 81 #860
1953 7 82 89 #794
1952 10 62 72 #903
1951 9 62 71 #899
1950 9 60 69 #889
1949 6 72 78 #812
1948 8 60 68 #888
1947 13 57 70 #931
1946 13 38 51 #1,138
1945 10 40 50 #1,011
1944 8 39 47 #1,064
1943 7 28 35 #1,330
1942 9 37 46 #1,134
1941 8 29 37 #1,245
1940 — 21 21 #1,497
1939 6 22 28 #1,445
1938 7 31 38 #1,191
1937 16 30 46 #1,227
1936 9 28 37 #1,261
1935 14 25 39 #1,371
1934 12 21 33 #1,527
1933 13 34 47 #1,139
1932 10 34 44 #1,169
1931 10 35 45 #1,161
1930 — 35 35 #1,205
1929 15 19 34 #1,763
1928 12 26 38 #1,471
1927 15 30 45 #1,363
1926 13 34 47 #1,254
1925 10 23 33 #1,612
1924 16 26 42 #1,519
1923 24 24 48 #1,574
1922 14 26 40 #1,483
1921 16 20 36 #1,802
1920 19 20 39 #1,783
1919 16 31 47 #1,288
1918 13 13 26 #2,319
1917 8 18 26 #1,790
1916 12 9 21 #2,792
1915 10 11 21 #2,372
1914 5 17 22 #1,523
1913 7 8 15 #2,164
1897 — 5 5 #1,216