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.

Choice*

#9,613 most common boys' name of all time · #24,320 across all names · 91% male / 9% female · used 1910–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#9,613
Rank overall
#24,320 of 105,966
First appeared
1910
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
300
Since 2016
95
Peak year
2024 #7,802
Best rank
#1,710 1911
Girls Boys peak 17/yr
192019401960198020002020

Choice first appears in 1910. 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 15 15 #5,893
2024 7 10 17 #7,802
2023 5 5
2022 10 10 #7,808
2021 7 7 #9,776
2020 7 7 #9,610
2019 5 7 12 #9,820
2018 7 7 #9,732
2017 5 5 10 #12,341
2016 5 5 #12,282
2015 5 5
2013 9 9 #8,164
2012 8 8 #8,923
2011 6 6 #10,901
2009 5 5 #12,605
1987 5 5 #7,092
1975 9 9 #3,728
1955 5 5 #4,030
1953 5 5 #3,948
1943 9 9 #2,652
1942 8 8 #2,825
1938 5 5 #3,681
1937 5 5 #3,678
1936 5 5 #3,705
1935 6 6 #3,385
1934 9 9 #2,644
1932 10 10 #2,563
1931 6 6 #3,509
1929 6 6 #3,677
1926 9 9 #3,001
1925 6 6 #3,846
1924 5 5 #4,487
1923 9 9 #3,038
1922 11 11 #2,727
1921 10 10 #2,896
1920 7 7 #3,583
1919 6 6 #3,851
1916 5 5 #4,046
1911 6 6 #1,710
1910 5 5 #1,801