Girls' name · since 1919
Aberdeen
272 babies named Aberdeen in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,935 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aberdeen is the #7935 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 272 recorded since 1919.
Aberdeen has 272 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7935 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #16,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,935 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aberdeen ranks #16,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,935 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,935 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aberdeen's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aberdeen compares
272 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aberdeen's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aberdeen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aberdeen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aberdeen's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aberdeen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Aberdeen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Aberdeen's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Aberdeen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (57% of all-time use).
Aberdeen by state
Where Aberdeen concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
11 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aberdeen's data
- Aberdeen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aberdeens (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aberdeen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aberdeen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.