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.

General

#2,037 most common boys' name of all time · #4,882 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1880–2024

Rank among boys
#2,037
Rank overall
#4,882 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
4,025
Since 2016
86
Peak year
1918 #597
Best rank
#281 1885
📖The word “general” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 105/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

General 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
2024 — 7 7 #9,902
2023 — 11 11 #7,292
2022 — 7 7 #9,830
2021 — 7 7 #9,722
2020 — 13 13 #6,298
2019 — 11 11 #7,179
2018 — 6 6 #10,769
2017 — 11 11 #7,101
2016 — 13 13 #6,353
2015 — 13 13 #6,325
2014 — 10 10 #7,563
2013 — 17 17 #5,174
2012 — 9 9 #8,166
2011 — 15 15 #5,677
2010 — 8 8 #8,812
2009 — 8 8 #8,989
2008 — 10 10 #7,704
2007 — 9 9 #8,181
2006 — 8 8 #8,738
2005 — 8 8 #8,306
2004 — 10 10 #6,982
2002 — 7 7 #8,470
2001 — 8 8 #7,547
2000 — 9 9 #6,848
1999 — 5 5 #9,927
1997 — 7 7 #7,289
1996 — 5 5 #9,026
1995 — 8 8 #6,414
1994 — 8 8 #6,381
1993 — 13 13 #4,454
1992 — 8 8 #6,142
1991 — 7 7 #6,531
1990 — 13 13 #4,173
1988 — 9 9 #4,796
1987 — 9 9 #4,586
1986 — 6 6 #5,940
1985 — 7 7 #5,161
1984 — 11 11 #3,712
1983 — 8 8 #4,510
1982 — 9 9 #4,246
1981 — 5 5 #6,287
1980 — 8 8 #4,506
1979 — 13 13 #3,175
1978 — 12 12 #3,222
1977 — 11 11 #3,394
1976 — 8 8 #4,026
1975 — 7 7 #4,325
1974 — 17 17 #2,363
1973 — 15 15 #2,518
1972 — 15 15 #2,426
1971 — 15 15 #2,472
1970 — 13 13 #2,623
1969 — 19 19 #1,916
1968 — 14 14 #2,209
1967 — 14 14 #2,145
1966 — 21 21 #1,685
1965 — 16 16 #1,993
1964 — 18 18 #1,905
1963 — 21 21 #1,748
1962 — 21 21 #1,761
1961 — 16 16 #2,072
1960 — 21 21 #1,775
1959 — 17 17 #1,980
1958 — 21 21 #1,726
1957 — 24 24 #1,637
1956 — 22 22 #1,684
1955 — 23 23 #1,615
1954 — 34 34 #1,294
1953 — 40 40 #1,172
1952 — 27 27 #1,462
1951 — 39 39 #1,151
1950 — 42 42 #1,088
1949 — 37 37 #1,166
1948 — 45 45 #1,047
1947 — 45 45 #1,082
1946 — 48 48 #967
1945 — 52 52 #866
1944 — 45 45 #965
1943 — 60 60 #857
1942 — 54 54 #901
1941 — 34 34 #1,132
1940 — 53 53 #864
1939 — 45 45 #934
1938 — 49 49 #899
1937 — 42 42 #970
1936 — 50 50 #862
1935 — 51 51 #882
1934 — 59 59 #810
1933 — 60 60 #788
1932 — 51 51 #902
1931 — 53 53 #880
1930 — 45 45 #1,021
1929 — 45 45 #1,012
1928 — 57 57 #884
1927 — 81 81 #724
1926 — 64 64 #825
1925 — 63 63 #835
1924 — 57 57 #926
1923 — 70 70 #792
1922 — 79 79 #742
1921 — 91 91 #678
1920 — 91 91 #668
1919 — 99 99 #608
1918 — 105 105 #597
1917 — 81 81 #664
1916 — 63 63 #772
1915 — 60 60 #777
1914 — 41 41 #837
1913 — 39 39 #746
1912 — 39 39 #681
1911 — 16 16 #825
1910 — 32 32 #494
1909 — 33 33 #437
1908 — 27 27 #476
1907 — 24 24 #473
1906 — 19 19 #526
1905 — 24 24 #457
1904 — 23 23 #446
1903 — 15 15 #580
1902 — 16 16 #538
1901 — 15 15 #509
1900 — 33 33 #386
1899 — 28 28 #339
1898 — 38 38 #311
1897 — 18 18 #463
1896 — 35 35 #318
1895 — 20 20 #437
1894 — 26 26 #359
1893 — 29 29 #326
1892 — 33 33 #325
1891 — 27 27 #329
1890 — 24 24 #362
1889 — 34 34 #292
1888 — 31 31 #327
1887 — 27 27 #321
1886 — 23 23 #357
1885 — 36 36 #281
1884 — 25 25 #354
1883 — 25 25 #334
1882 — 33 33 #303
1881 — 24 24 #333
1880 — 32 32 #295