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
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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |