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.

Webster

#1,879 most common boys' name of all time · #4,538 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,879
Rank overall
#4,538 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
4,459
Since 2016
116
Peak year
1915 #564
Best rank
#382 1890
Girls Boys peak 101/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Webster 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 #6,811
2024 — 11 11 #7,265
2023 — 8 8 #8,932
2022 — 17 17 #5,448
2020 — 12 12 #6,629
2019 — 14 14 #6,107
2018 — 17 17 #5,321
2017 — 9 9 #8,150
2016 — 16 16 #5,560
2015 — 7 7 #9,583
2014 — 13 13 #6,313
2013 — 12 12 #6,607
2012 — 10 10 #7,565
2011 — 9 9 #8,093
2010 — 8 8 #8,813
2009 — 5 5 #12,519
2008 — 10 10 #7,707
2007 — 7 7 #9,807
2006 — 8 8 #8,743
2005 — 5 5 #11,491
2004 — 14 14 #5,500
2003 — 5 5 #10,909
2002 — 16 16 #4,706
2001 — 8 8 #7,550
2000 — 16 16 #4,579
1999 — 15 15 #4,542
1998 — 13 13 #4,882
1997 — 17 17 #3,885
1996 — 8 8 #6,502
1995 — 9 9 #5,937
1994 — 21 21 #3,217
1993 — 17 17 #3,666
1992 — 14 14 #4,119
1991 — 19 19 #3,232
1990 — 18 18 #3,315
1989 — 23 23 #2,697
1988 — 26 26 #2,309
1987 — 24 24 #2,339
1986 — 26 26 #2,166
1985 — 32 32 #1,836
1984 — 54 54 #1,252
1983 — 23 23 #2,213
1982 — 11 11 #3,701
1981 — 27 27 #1,999
1980 — 12 12 #3,439
1979 — 13 13 #3,178
1978 — 22 22 #2,140
1977 — 18 18 #2,467
1976 — 17 17 #2,516
1975 — 18 18 #2,367
1974 — 17 17 #2,366
1973 — 24 24 #1,822
1972 — 20 20 #2,022
1971 — 22 22 #1,923
1970 — 16 16 #2,303
1969 — 26 26 #1,613
1968 — 22 22 #1,700
1967 — 21 21 #1,715
1966 — 22 22 #1,651
1965 — 20 20 #1,778
1964 — 38 38 #1,265
1963 — 31 31 #1,406
1962 — 34 34 #1,345
1961 — 20 20 #1,828
1960 — 35 35 #1,341
1959 — 35 35 #1,325
1958 — 45 45 #1,149
1957 — 45 45 #1,154
1956 — 51 51 #1,059
1955 — 39 39 #1,201
1954 — 44 44 #1,124
1953 — 48 48 #1,049
1952 — 43 43 #1,112
1951 — 48 48 #1,022
1950 — 45 45 #1,054
1949 — 55 55 #936
1948 — 42 42 #1,091
1947 — 51 51 #1,001
1946 — 54 54 #901
1945 — 35 35 #1,105
1944 — 55 55 #855
1943 — 39 39 #1,090
1942 — 37 37 #1,123
1941 — 51 51 #891
1940 — 38 38 #1,052
1939 — 42 42 #981
1938 — 49 49 #903
1937 — 51 51 #861
1936 — 46 46 #908
1935 — 49 49 #907
1934 — 57 57 #829
1933 — 55 55 #839
1932 — 53 53 #878
1931 — 57 57 #833
1930 — 49 49 #968
1929 — 57 57 #881
1928 — 69 69 #779
1927 — 57 57 #901
1926 — 68 68 #794
1925 — 80 80 #727
1924 — 86 86 #713
1923 — 85 85 #703
1922 — 89 89 #693
1921 — 70 70 #815
1920 — 85 85 #700
1919 — 87 87 #664
1918 — 85 85 #676
1917 — 77 77 #687
1916 — 100 100 #576
1915 — 101 101 #564
1914 — 72 72 #594
1913 — 56 56 #588
1912 — 49 49 #578
1911 — 31 31 #540
1910 — 19 19 #682
1909 — 16 16 #687
1908 — 24 24 #518
1907 — 23 23 #489
1906 — 26 26 #439
1905 — 18 18 #559
1904 — 14 14 #621
1903 — 15 15 #586
1902 — 20 20 #479
1901 — 14 14 #546
1900 — 23 23 #486
1899 — 12 12 #597
1898 — 22 22 #428
1897 — 10 10 #698
1896 — 15 15 #543
1895 — 16 16 #515
1894 — 20 20 #431
1893 — 13 13 #552
1892 — 12 12 #613
1891 — 11 11 #581
1890 — 22 22 #382
1889 — 16 16 #472
1888 — 19 19 #439
1887 — 11 11 #566
1886 — 17 17 #442
1885 — 14 14 #509
1884 — 16 16 #483
1883 — 20 20 #398
1882 — 17 17 #445
1881 — 5 5 #877
1880 — 13 13 #522