Godson
#14,470 most common boys' name of all time · #37,387 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1996–2025
Rank among boys
#14,470
Rank overall
#37,387 of 105,966
First appeared
1996
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
122
Since 2016
79
Peak year
2019 #6,001
Best rank
#6,001 2019
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Godson first appears in 1996. 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 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,296 |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,362 |
| 2023 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,336 |
| 2021 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,431 |
| 2020 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,106 |
| 2019 | — | 15 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 2018 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,421 |
| 2017 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,940 |
| 2016 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,939 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,963 |
| 2014 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,388 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,430 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,496 |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,504 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,495 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,302 |