Sparrow*
#6,261 most common girls' name of all time · #10,581 across all names · 16% male / 84% female · used 1977–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#6,261
Rank overall
#10,581 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
1,193
Since 2016
755
Peak year
2017 #2,178
Best rank
#2,178 2017
Girls
Boys
peak 99/yr
Sparrow first appears in 1977. 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 | 35 | 14 | 49 | #4,112 |
| 2024 | 46 | 20 | 66 | #3,430 |
| 2023 | 60 | 16 | 76 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 61 | 15 | 76 | #2,807 |
| 2021 | 69 | 17 | 86 | #2,548 |
| 2020 | 55 | 15 | 70 | #2,949 |
| 2019 | 68 | 14 | 82 | #2,583 |
| 2018 | 69 | 6 | 75 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 88 | 11 | 99 | #2,178 |
| 2016 | 67 | 9 | 76 | #2,632 |
| 2015 | 55 | 8 | 63 | #3,073 |
| 2014 | 65 | 8 | 73 | #2,699 |
| 2013 | 67 | 12 | 79 | #2,645 |
| 2012 | 50 | 7 | 57 | #3,291 |
| 2011 | 31 | 11 | 42 | #4,617 |
| 2010 | 32 | 5 | 37 | #4,551 |
| 2009 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,476 |
| 2008 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,224 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,348 |
| 2006 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,745 |
| 2005 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,110 |
| 2004 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,212 |
| 1998 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,690 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,596 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,017 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,266 |