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.

Gen*

#16,965 most common boys' name of all time · #44,298 across all names · 85% male / 15% female · used 1924–2006 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#16,965
Rank overall
#44,298 of 105,966
First appeared
1924
Years on the list
14 of 146
All-time
79
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1995 #7,146
Best rank
#4,695 1969
Girls Boys peak 7/yr
1940196019802000

Gen first appears in 1924. 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
2006 — 5 5 #12,301
2005 — 5 5 #11,703
2002 — 6 6 #9,576
2000 — 7 7 #8,362
1997 — 5 5 #9,485
1995 — 7 7 #7,146
1990 — 5 5 #8,418
1987 — 5 5 #7,242
1984 — 6 6 #5,788
1981 — 6 6 #5,714
1974 — 5 5 #5,483
1969 — 5 5 #4,695
1959 6 — 6 —
1924 6 — 6 —