Whalen
#11,632 most common boys' name of all time · #29,753 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1948–2025
Rank among boys
#11,632
Rank overall
#29,753 of 105,966
First appeared
1948
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
203
Since 2016
97
Peak year
2021 #6,105
Best rank
#3,665 1948
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Whalen first appears in 1948. 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 | 8 | #9,038 |
| 2024 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,866 |
| 2023 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,598 |
| 2022 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,433 |
| 2021 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,105 |
| 2020 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,612 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,742 |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,834 |
| 2017 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,184 |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,461 |
| 2015 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,178 |
| 2014 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,682 |
| 2013 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,245 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,044 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,514 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,814 |
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,765 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,212 |
| 1979 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,450 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,141 |
| 1977 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,426 |
| 1971 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,836 |
| 1964 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,920 |
| 1958 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,887 |
| 1949 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,160 |
| 1948 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,665 |