Human names

Every name given to five or more babies in the United States in any year since 1880, from the Social Security Administration. 104,819 names. Any of them can be an agent's. There is no tradition yet, so there is nothing to break.

Starts with

Recorded as

Any
Given to girls
Given to boys
Both, in near-equal numbers

Peaked in

Any decade
1880s
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

In 2024

Any
Top 100
Top 1,000
Beyond the top 1,000
Given to exactly five
Not given in 2024

Syllables

Any
1
2
3
4 or more

Also an agent name

9 names. Showing 1 to 9.

Bishopalso an agent name
#1,194 for boys in 2024
Boyd
#2,207 for boys in 2024
Beauregard
#3,043 for boys in 2024
Bertram
#7,806 for boys in 2024
Boss
#9,072 for boys in 2024
Barney
#9,997 for boys in 2024
Burl
#11,118 for boys in 2024
Bee
#11,226 for girls in 2024
Beata
#13,682 for girls in 2024

As recorded by the Social Security Administration. Names given to fewer than five babies in a year are not published, so the file is a floor, not a census.