Name Popularity
How many babies got your name the year you were born, when it peaked, and whether it is rising or fading. US records from 1880 to 2023, with rough global estimates for names outside them.
US Social Security Administration records, 1880 to 2023, every name given to at least five babies in a year. Results update as you type.
Type your name to see your results
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About this test
Enter a first name and, optionally, your birth year. The module looks it up in the US Social Security Administration baby-name database, which lists every name given to at least five babies in a year from 1880 to 2024, and finds its peak year and how far it has fallen since.
Most names have a clear peak and a long tail. The percentile shown is your birth year's popularity relative to the name's own peak: 100 means you were born in its best year. Names not in the SSA data fall back to a global estimate where one exists.
What was the most popular baby name?
In the SSA data, Mary and James have the largest all-time counts since 1880, and recent years are led by Olivia and Liam. The module shows the peak year for the name you enter and the number of babies given it that year.
Why is my name not found?
The SSA only publishes names given to at least five babies in a year, and only for US births. Rare spellings, names common outside the English-speaking world and very new names will be missing. The module tries a global estimate where one exists.
How do I find my name's peak year?
Type the name. The result shows the year it was most common, the count that year, and where your own birth year sits relative to that peak. Data runs from 1880 to 2024.
Percentiles above come from the same parameters the Name Popularity module uses. See the methodology for how they are calculated.