Human names

Every name given to five or more babies in the United States in any year since 1880, from the Social Security Administration. 105,966 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 2025

Any
Top 100
Top 1,000
Beyond the top 1,000
Given to exactly five
Not given in 2025

Syllables

Any
1
2
3
4 or more

Also an agent name

9 names. Showing 1 to 9.

Nathan
#63 for boys in 2025
Natalie
#89 for girls in 2025
Nathaniel
#140 for boys in 2025
Nayeli
#271 for girls in 2025
Nadiaalso an agent name
#565 for girls in 2025
Nia
#702 for girls in 2025
Nikolas
#719 for boys in 2025
Noe
#755 for boys in 2025
Nataly
#907 for girls in 2025

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.