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.

Early*

#1,904 most common boys' name of all time · #4,601 across all names · 91% male / 9% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,904
Rank overall
#4,601 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
129 of 146
All-time
4,362
Since 2016
38
Peak year
1921 #709
Best rank
#326 1897
Girls Boys peak 99/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Early is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 10 10 #7,688
2022 — 10 10 #7,776
2021 — 5 5 #12,175
2019 — 7 7 #9,768
2016 — 6 6 #10,758
2015 — 13 13 #6,328
2013 6 — 6 —
2009 — 8 8 #8,995
2008 — 5 5 #12,584
2007 — 6 6 #10,938
2004 — 5 5 #11,370
2003 — 5 5 #10,912
2002 — 5 5 #10,693
2000 — 11 11 #5,928
1996 — 5 5 #9,032
1995 — 7 7 #7,006
1992 — 8 8 #6,145
1991 — 11 11 #4,774
1990 — 13 13 #4,177
1989 — 8 8 #5,632
1988 — 8 8 #5,226
1987 — 8 8 #4,985
1986 — 9 9 #4,468
1985 — 13 13 #3,409
1984 — 5 5 #6,344
1983 — 7 7 #4,927
1982 — 12 12 #3,487
1981 — 14 14 #3,043
1980 — 6 6 #5,553
1979 — 12 12 #3,366
1978 — 14 14 #2,938
1977 — 16 16 #2,672
1976 — 11 11 #3,275
1975 — 7 7 #4,332
1974 — 21 21 #2,059
1973 — 14 14 #2,612
1972 — 12 12 #2,827
1971 — 14 14 #2,566
1970 — 26 26 #1,705
1969 — 8 8 #3,327
1968 — 17 17 #1,966
1967 — 17 17 #1,914
1966 — 23 23 #1,619
1965 — 22 22 #1,674
1964 — 12 12 #2,419
1963 5 20 25 #1,795
1962 7 27 34 #1,517
1961 — 32 32 #1,412
1960 — 31 31 #1,439
1959 6 30 36 #1,443
1958 5 34 39 #1,322
1957 9 36 45 #1,306
1956 — 25 25 #1,573
1955 11 40 51 #1,183
1954 — 48 48 #1,084
1953 8 45 53 #1,092
1952 9 48 57 #1,045
1951 7 47 54 #1,043
1950 9 43 52 #1,077
1949 9 57 66 #913
1948 13 51 64 #974
1947 — 57 57 #926
1946 — 44 44 #1,033
1945 — 49 49 #920
1944 7 60 67 #812
1943 8 60 68 #858
1942 9 54 63 #903
1941 6 42 48 #990
1940 10 44 54 #972
1939 9 40 49 #1,010
1938 5 55 60 #837
1937 8 55 63 #824
1936 9 52 61 #848
1935 6 43 49 #972
1934 5 59 64 #813
1933 — 59 59 #802
1932 5 52 57 #896
1931 7 44 51 #1,001
1930 8 57 65 #874
1929 11 71 82 #754
1928 13 63 76 #829
1927 7 88 95 #692
1926 15 76 91 #733
1925 5 77 82 #747
1924 11 81 92 #738
1923 10 75 85 #759
1922 7 82 89 #726
1921 14 85 99 #709
1920 9 76 85 #759
1919 11 87 98 #665
1918 10 76 86 #737
1917 8 83 91 #657
1916 — 65 65 #760
1915 — 71 71 #691
1914 7 55 62 #691
1913 — 50 50 #635
1912 — 37 37 #701
1911 — 30 30 #553
1910 6 33 39 #487
1909 — 33 33 #442
1908 — 23 23 #529
1907 7 30 37 #424
1906 — 21 21 #495
1905 — 18 18 #562
1904 5 24 29 #442
1903 — 23 23 #424
1902 — 22 22 #451
1901 — 21 21 #420
1900 — 29 29 #422
1899 — 25 25 #373
1898 — 26 26 #392
1897 — 33 33 #326
1896 6 19 25 #474
1895 — 24 24 #397
1894 — 22 22 #411
1893 — 14 14 #529
1892 — 16 16 #516
1891 5 19 24 #406
1890 — 23 23 #374
1889 — 20 20 #414
1888 — 18 18 #458
1887 — 15 15 #456
1886 — 17 17 #445
1885 — 15 15 #492
1884 — 14 14 #510
1883 — 15 15 #472
1882 — 10 10 #628
1881 — 12 12 #520
1880 — 11 11 #580