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.

Nay*

#16,241 most common boys' name of all time · #42,375 across all names · 88% male / 12% female · used 1921–2021 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#16,241
Rank overall
#42,375 of 105,966
First appeared
1921
Years on the list
13 of 146
All-time
89
Since 2016
34
Peak year
2014 #10,873
Best rank
#3,861 1921
Girls Boys peak 12/yr
19401960198020002020

Nay first appears in 1921. 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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2021 — 9 9 #8,255
2020 — 8 8 #8,835
2019 — 5 5 #12,350
2018 — 6 6 #10,918
2016 — 6 6 #10,915
2015 — 9 9 #8,147
2014 6 6 12 #10,873
2011 — 5 5 #12,498
2010 — 5 5 #12,439
2008 — 6 6 #11,225
1982 5 — 5 —
1922 — 6 6 #4,261
1921 — 7 7 #3,861