Castle
#8,429 most common boys' name of all time · #21,293 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1916–2025
Rank among boys
#8,429
Rank overall
#21,293 of 105,966
First appeared
1916
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
385
Since 2016
213
Peak year
2018 #3,461
Best rank
#3,461 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 32/yr
Castle 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 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,426 |
| 2024 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,220 |
| 2023 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,576 |
| 2022 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,472 |
| 2021 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,031 |
| 2020 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,155 |
| 2019 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,982 |
| 2018 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,461 |
| 2017 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,127 |
| 2016 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,828 |
| 2015 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,899 |
| 2014 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,510 |
| 2013 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,660 |
| 2012 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2011 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,240 |
| 2010 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,787 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,556 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,236 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,224 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,730 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,266 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,104 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,824 |
| 1964 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,283 |
| 1933 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,989 |
| 1920 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,749 |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,545 |
| 1916 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,326 |