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.

Freeman

#1,115 most common boys' name of all time · #2,644 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,115
Rank overall
#2,644 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
10,996
Since 2016
293
Peak year
1918 #394
Best rank
#285 1891
Girls Boys peak 229/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Freeman 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 — 26 26 #4,050
2024 — 31 31 #3,606
2023 — 29 29 #3,804
2022 — 28 28 #3,882
2021 — 31 31 #3,585
2020 — 24 24 #4,141
2019 — 28 28 #3,795
2018 — 36 36 #3,172
2017 — 28 28 #3,785
2016 — 32 32 #3,441
2015 — 27 27 #3,883
2014 — 35 35 #3,156
2013 — 35 35 #3,122
2012 — 30 30 #3,531
2011 — 31 31 #3,434
2010 — 21 21 #4,518
2009 — 37 37 #3,107
2008 — 33 33 #3,344
2007 — 36 36 #3,135
2006 — 38 38 #2,932
2005 — 33 33 #3,092
2004 — 37 37 #2,789
2003 — 29 29 #3,188
2002 — 36 36 #2,633
2001 — 35 35 #2,682
2000 — 41 41 #2,331
1999 — 46 46 #2,065
1998 — 25 25 #3,094
1997 — 42 42 #2,097
1996 — 43 43 #2,017
1995 — 39 39 #2,102
1994 — 43 43 #1,932
1993 — 47 47 #1,793
1992 — 58 58 #1,527
1991 — 38 38 #1,984
1990 — 50 50 #1,635
1989 — 36 36 #1,997
1988 — 45 45 #1,594
1987 — 40 40 #1,685
1986 — 41 41 #1,589
1985 — 57 57 #1,268
1984 — 45 45 #1,428
1983 — 56 56 #1,223
1982 — 48 48 #1,362
1981 — 58 58 #1,199
1980 — 53 53 #1,274
1979 — 40 40 #1,487
1978 — 46 46 #1,353
1977 — 50 50 #1,255
1976 — 46 46 #1,310
1975 — 61 61 #1,067
1974 — 51 51 #1,152
1973 — 57 57 #1,075
1972 — 58 58 #1,062
1971 — 69 69 #979
1970 — 67 67 #991
1969 — 57 57 #1,017
1968 — 53 53 #1,018
1967 — 64 64 #902
1966 — 58 58 #950
1965 — 76 76 #844
1964 — 72 72 #895
1963 — 77 77 #857
1962 — 73 73 #892
1961 — 85 85 #833
1960 — 105 105 #752
1959 — 96 96 #784
1958 — 78 78 #856
1957 — 111 111 #710
1956 — 130 130 #669
1955 — 108 108 #705
1954 — 125 125 #651
1953 — 114 114 #666
1952 — 104 104 #682
1951 — 109 109 #668
1950 — 114 114 #652
1949 — 119 119 #624
1948 — 129 129 #588
1947 — 128 128 #600
1946 — 114 114 #604
1945 — 114 114 #564
1944 — 130 130 #531
1943 — 159 159 #492
1942 — 135 135 #524
1941 — 126 126 #528
1940 — 121 121 #532
1939 — 119 119 #525
1938 — 128 128 #511
1937 — 147 147 #459
1936 — 134 134 #488
1935 — 112 112 #545
1934 — 132 132 #501
1933 — 149 149 #452
1932 — 153 153 #465
1931 — 148 148 #463
1930 — 164 164 #463
1929 — 180 180 #441
1928 — 173 173 #461
1927 — 169 169 #466
1926 — 204 204 #423
1925 — 190 190 #433
1924 — 195 195 #438
1923 — 199 199 #430
1922 — 184 184 #453
1921 5 203 208 #426
1920 — 201 201 #418
1919 — 199 199 #415
1918 — 229 229 #394
1917 — 171 171 #435
1916 — 173 173 #430
1915 — 171 171 #415
1914 — 135 135 #409
1913 — 106 106 #421
1912 — 103 103 #380
1911 — 65 65 #337
1910 — 52 52 #355
1909 — 52 52 #319
1908 — 45 45 #337
1907 — 41 41 #335
1906 — 42 42 #320
1905 — 47 47 #292
1904 — 40 40 #315
1903 — 26 26 #387
1902 — 40 40 #305
1901 — 20 20 #427
1900 — 44 44 #322
1899 — 22 22 #394
1898 — 38 38 #312
1897 — 30 30 #342
1896 — 25 25 #391
1895 — 27 27 #361
1894 — 27 27 #353
1893 — 24 24 #368
1892 — 19 19 #449
1891 — 33 33 #285
1890 — 28 28 #334
1889 — 35 35 #287
1888 — 34 34 #311
1887 — 26 26 #327
1886 — 21 21 #386
1885 — 27 27 #329
1884 — 24 24 #363
1883 — 20 20 #383
1882 — 29 29 #319
1881 — 25 25 #327
1880 — 26 26 #337