Total births
263
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.
- 263
- total births
- 1898–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that 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.
- 263 total births
- 1898–2022 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
263 boys have been named Admiral since 1898, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2022.
- 263
- total births
- 1898–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Admiral was born in this single decade.
1898
Single peak year
25 babies were named Admiral in 1898 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1898
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Admiral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2022
- Peak year (1898)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Admiral by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1890s
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 73 births (28% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2022. 25 babies were born in 1898, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Admiral: Baby Name Since 1898 - 263 Births, Peak 1898." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/admiral. 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 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 June 2026.