Boys' name · since 1898

Admiral

Admiral has 263 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1898 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,362 of 45,481
all-time among boys
263
born since 1898
1920s
peak decade

263 boys have been named Admiral since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Admiral has been recorded 263 times among boys since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2022.

  • #11,362 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 263 born since 1898
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Admiral ranks #11,362 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,362 of 45,481
all-time among boys
263
born since 1898
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Admiral's 263 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Admiral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Admiral's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1898 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Admiral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1898)
25
Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
051015202530 189819041918192519291940195519822022 6

Admiral by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (73 births, 28% of the file).

1920s was Admiral's strongest decade.

73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Admiral births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 73 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Admiral? ▼
Admiral has been given to 263 babies in the U.S. since 1898, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,362 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 25 babies were born in 1898, its single highest year.
Where does Admiral sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Admiral ranks #11,362 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Admiral most popular? ▼
Admiral was most popular in the 1920s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1898.
How long has the name Admiral been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Admiral since 1898 -- 125 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Admiral? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Admir, Admire, Adma. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Admiral's data

  • Admiral's decade-level peak was the 1920s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Admiral

Nearby Names Like Admiral

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Admiral

Admir Boy
#12550 221 births
Admire Boy
45 births
Adma Boy
23 births

Compare Admiral side by side: Admiral vs Admir Admiral vs Admire Admiral vs Adma

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Admiral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1898–2022 (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 Admiral 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.