North*
#8,175 most common boys' name of all time · #20,627 across all names · 82% boys / 18% girls · used 1885–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#8,175
Rank overall
#20,627 of 105,966
First appeared
1885
Years on the list
34 of 146
All-time
407
Since 2016
164
Peak year
2023 #6,532
Best rank
#930 1885
Girls
Boys
peak 22/yr
North first appears in 1885. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #12,051 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | #9,025 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 | 22 | #6,532 |
| 2022 | 10 | 11 | 21 | #7,273 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 16 | #8,849 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #10,657 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7 | 19 | #9,790 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #8,177 |
| 2017 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,307 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,744 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 | 16 | #7,517 |
| 2014 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,324 |
| 2013 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,470 |
| 2012 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,322 |
| 2011 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,669 |
| 2010 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,855 |
| 2009 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,253 |
| 2008 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,783 |
| 2007 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,609 |
| 2006 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,930 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,966 |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,866 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,725 |
| 2000 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,944 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,916 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,519 |
| 1997 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,686 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,183 |
| 1930 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,337 |
| 1927 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,270 |
| 1921 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,376 |
| 1920 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,349 |
| 1918 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,231 |
| 1885 | — | 6 | 6 | #930 |