Little*
#3,352 most common boys' name of all time · #8,165 across all names · 88% male / 12% female · used 1883–2017 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#3,352
Rank overall
#8,165 of 105,966
First appeared
1883
Years on the list
101 of 146
All-time
1,791
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1975 #1,604
Best rank
#883 1896
Girls
Boys
peak 41/yr
Little first appears in 1883. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,293 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,127 |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,178 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,164 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,604 |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,647 |
| 1996 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,633 |
| 1995 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,070 |
| 1994 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #5,480 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,256 |
| 1992 | — | 15 | 15 | #3,931 |
| 1991 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,973 |
| 1990 | 5 | 11 | 16 | #4,690 |
| 1989 | 5 | 17 | 22 | #3,342 |
| 1988 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,243 |
| 1986 | — | 14 | 14 | #3,285 |
| 1985 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,419 |
| 1984 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,975 |
| 1983 | 6 | 15 | 21 | #2,933 |
| 1982 | — | 22 | 22 | #2,290 |
| 1981 | 7 | 18 | 25 | #2,588 |
| 1980 | 10 | 23 | 33 | #2,234 |
| 1979 | 5 | 22 | 27 | #2,245 |
| 1978 | — | 17 | 17 | #2,582 |
| 1977 | 6 | 25 | 31 | #1,963 |
| 1976 | — | 23 | 23 | #2,065 |
| 1975 | 9 | 32 | 41 | #1,604 |
| 1974 | 8 | 29 | 37 | #1,667 |
| 1973 | 6 | 28 | 34 | #1,661 |
| 1972 | 5 | 26 | 31 | #1,733 |
| 1971 | 8 | 29 | 37 | #1,645 |
| 1970 | — | 17 | 17 | #2,228 |
| 1969 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,872 |
| 1968 | — | 29 | 29 | #1,462 |
| 1967 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,774 |
| 1966 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,984 |
| 1965 | 5 | 27 | 32 | #1,496 |
| 1964 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,227 |
| 1963 | 5 | 20 | 25 | #1,802 |
| 1962 | 5 | 21 | 26 | #1,773 |
| 1961 | 6 | 25 | 31 | #1,610 |
| 1960 | 8 | 18 | 26 | #1,923 |
| 1959 | 8 | 28 | 36 | #1,508 |
| 1958 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,404 |
| 1957 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,765 |
| 1956 | 6 | 15 | 21 | #2,114 |
| 1955 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,164 |
| 1954 | 5 | 16 | 21 | #1,977 |
| 1953 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,688 |
| 1952 | 6 | 16 | 22 | #1,955 |
| 1951 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,925 |
| 1950 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #2,817 |
| 1949 | — | 15 | 15 | #1,966 |
| 1948 | — | 19 | 19 | #1,721 |
| 1947 | 7 | 21 | 28 | #1,671 |
| 1946 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,718 |
| 1945 | — | 13 | 13 | #1,956 |
| 1944 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,344 |
| 1943 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,725 |
| 1942 | 6 | 19 | 25 | #1,643 |
| 1941 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,023 |
| 1940 | 6 | 15 | 21 | #1,823 |
| 1939 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,191 |
| 1938 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #2,358 |
| 1937 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,551 |
| 1936 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,750 |
| 1935 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,057 |
| 1934 | 6 | 12 | 18 | #2,156 |
| 1933 | 5 | 16 | 21 | #1,791 |
| 1932 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,137 |
| 1931 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,719 |
| 1930 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,835 |
| 1929 | 8 | 17 | 25 | #1,870 |
| 1928 | 6 | 18 | 24 | #1,850 |
| 1927 | 5 | 22 | 27 | #1,657 |
| 1926 | — | 16 | 16 | #2,008 |
| 1925 | 5 | 21 | 26 | #1,701 |
| 1924 | — | 21 | 21 | #1,744 |
| 1923 | 5 | 17 | 22 | #1,963 |
| 1922 | — | 23 | 23 | #1,612 |
| 1921 | — | 22 | 22 | #1,667 |
| 1920 | 5 | 22 | 27 | #1,655 |
| 1919 | — | 22 | 22 | #1,591 |
| 1918 | 5 | 17 | 22 | #1,933 |
| 1917 | — | 22 | 22 | #1,548 |
| 1916 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 1915 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,351 |
| 1914 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,147 |
| 1913 | — | 10 | 10 | #1,848 |
| 1912 | — | 13 | 13 | #1,380 |
| 1910 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,662 |
| 1909 | — | 10 | 10 | #990 |
| 1907 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,423 |
| 1905 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,320 |
| 1901 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,154 |
| 1898 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,217 |
| 1896 | — | 8 | 8 | #883 |
| 1892 | — | 7 | 7 | #945 |
| 1889 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1884 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1883 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,015 |