Ness*
#15,389 most common boys' name of all time · #39,901 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 2004–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#15,389
Rank overall
#39,901 of 105,966
First appeared
2004
Years on the list
13 of 146
All-time
104
Since 2016
88
Peak year
2025 #9,405
Best rank
#6,635 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Ness first appears in 2004. 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.