Reason**
#9,296 most common boys' name of all time · #23,504 across all names · 79% male / 21% female · used 1885–2025 · genuinely unisex
Rank among boys
#9,296
Rank overall
#23,504 of 105,966
First appeared
1885
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
321
Since 2016
216
Peak year
2024 #3,004
Best rank
#933 1885
Girls
Boys
peak 54/yr
Reason 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 | 8 | 41 | 49 | #2,997 |
| 2024 | 13 | 41 | 54 | #3,004 |
| 2023 | 8 | 12 | 20 | #6,914 |
| 2022 | 8 | 18 | 26 | #5,227 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 | 15 | #8,194 |
| 2020 | 8 | 16 | 24 | #5,463 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #7,666 |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,701 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,823 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,686 |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #8,804 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,184 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #8,895 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,644 |
| 2010 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,841 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,562 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,958 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,956 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,403 |
| 1925 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,269 |
| 1922 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,297 |
| 1919 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,155 |
| 1916 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,968 |
| 1885 | — | 6 | 6 | #933 |