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.

Stanford

#1,355 most common boys' name of all time · #3,250 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,355
Rank overall
#3,250 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
131 of 146
All-time
7,727
Since 2016
135
Peak year
1954 #636
Best rank
#505 1931
Girls Boys peak 135/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Stanford is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 12 12 #6,820
2024 — 11 11 #7,269
2023 — 7 7 #9,776
2022 — 21 21 #4,703
2021 — 19 19 #4,942
2020 — 13 13 #6,301
2019 — 7 7 #9,772
2018 — 17 17 #5,325
2017 — 16 16 #5,533
2016 — 12 12 #6,735
2015 — 18 18 #5,066
2014 — 20 20 #4,707
2013 — 15 15 #5,669
2012 — 21 21 #4,539
2011 — 7 7 #9,627
2010 — 16 16 #5,484
2009 — 12 12 #6,818
2008 — 15 15 #5,774
2007 — 14 14 #5,907
2006 — 21 21 #4,379
2005 — 22 22 #4,066
2004 — 19 19 #4,425
2003 — 21 21 #3,980
2002 — 23 23 #3,674
2001 — 21 21 #3,844
2000 — 17 17 #4,396
1999 — 18 18 #3,997
1998 — 25 25 #3,099
1997 — 29 29 #2,685
1996 — 29 29 #2,594
1995 — 37 37 #2,181
1994 — 29 29 #2,559
1993 — 36 36 #2,169
1992 — 38 38 #2,049
1991 — 57 57 #1,534
1990 — 36 36 #2,051
1989 — 43 43 #1,768
1988 — 52 52 #1,468
1987 — 49 49 #1,470
1986 — 45 45 #1,494
1985 — 47 47 #1,433
1984 — 38 38 #1,586
1983 — 45 45 #1,403
1982 — 50 50 #1,323
1981 — 50 50 #1,313
1980 — 37 37 #1,594
1979 — 51 51 #1,293
1978 — 39 39 #1,491
1977 — 41 41 #1,436
1976 — 35 35 #1,548
1975 — 53 53 #1,161
1974 — 55 55 #1,111
1973 — 71 71 #957
1972 — 75 75 #923
1971 — 95 95 #832
1970 — 70 70 #965
1969 — 73 73 #897
1968 — 97 97 #752
1967 — 83 83 #800
1966 — 92 92 #763
1965 — 99 99 #746
1964 — 79 79 #855
1963 — 92 92 #794
1962 — 113 113 #721
1961 — 104 104 #757
1960 — 104 104 #758
1959 — 101 101 #757
1958 — 113 113 #707
1957 — 132 132 #662
1956 — 124 124 #678
1955 — 105 105 #714
1954 — 135 135 #636
1953 — 114 114 #667
1952 — 126 126 #625
1951 — 122 122 #642
1950 — 119 119 #635
1949 — 128 128 #605
1948 — 128 128 #594
1947 — 113 113 #649
1946 — 97 97 #656
1945 — 84 84 #660
1944 — 95 95 #632
1943 — 74 74 #756
1942 — 96 96 #658
1941 — 92 92 #639
1940 — 79 79 #684
1939 — 82 82 #658
1938 — 105 105 #574
1937 — 85 85 #646
1936 — 90 90 #616
1935 — 86 86 #638
1934 — 103 103 #583
1933 — 92 92 #609
1932 — 86 86 #659
1931 — 130 130 #505
1930 — 101 101 #614
1929 — 118 118 #541
1928 — 118 118 #565
1927 — 131 131 #538
1926 — 100 100 #628
1925 — 94 94 #660
1924 — 93 93 #673
1923 — 92 92 #670
1922 — 119 119 #589
1921 — 93 93 #673
1920 — 97 97 #642
1919 — 90 90 #648
1918 — 92 92 #642
1917 — 107 107 #574
1916 — 76 76 #683
1915 — 87 87 #617
1914 — 68 68 #614
1913 — 58 58 #577
1912 — 43 43 #639
1911 — 21 21 #697
1910 — 20 20 #668
1909 — 20 20 #608
1908 — 15 15 #700
1907 — 16 16 #654
1906 — 13 13 #697
1905 — 6 6 #1,137
1904 — 8 8 #911
1903 — 10 10 #757
1901 — 5 5 #1,111
1900 — 11 11 #812
1899 — 6 6 #984
1898 — 7 7 #929
1895 — 6 6 #1,008
1894 — 10 10 #709
1887 — 6 6 #866
1880 — 6 6 #899