Lightning
#27,539 most common boys' name of all time · #71,288 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 2021–2025
Rank among boys
#27,539
Rank overall
#71,288 of 105,966
First appeared
2021
Years on the list
3 of 146
All-time
16
Since 2016
16
Peak year
2021 #12,102
Best rank
#12,102 2021
Girls
Boys
peak 6/yr
Lightning first appears in 2021. 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.