Key*
#12,384 most common boys' name of all time · #31,831 across all names · 94% boys / 6% girls · used 1914–2024 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#12,384
Rank overall
#31,831 of 105,966
First appeared
1914
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
176
Since 2016
20
Peak year
1993 #4,757
Best rank
#3,642 1914
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Key first appears in 1914. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,985 |
| 2023 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,988 |
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,381 |
| 2014 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,256 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,397 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,523 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,071 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,703 |
| 1999 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #7,971 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,684 |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,706 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,241 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,027 |
| 1993 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,757 |
| 1990 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,312 |
| 1989 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,092 |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,147 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,489 |
| 1978 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,218 |
| 1977 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,288 |
| 1973 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,174 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1961 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,828 |
| 1960 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,827 |
| 1951 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,965 |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,937 |
| 1917 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 1914 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,642 |