Total births
38
Boys' name · since 2019
Action
Action has 38 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 38
- total births
- 2019–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Action sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Action recorded 38 times among boys since 2019, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- 38 total births
- 2019–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
38 boys have been named Action since 2019, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 38
- total births
- 2019–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Action was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
8 babies were named Action in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
Action's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Action's full recorded timeline at 2022, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Action at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2019
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2019
Action popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Action by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Action's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Action births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Action? ▼
Since 2019, Social Security records show 38 babies named Action. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 8 births.
When was Action most popular? ▼
Action was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Action been used? ▼
Records for Action go back to 2019, giving 7 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Action? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Acton. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Action: Baby Name Since 2019 - 38 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/action. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Action 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 July 2026.