Unisex name · since 1884
Ah
74 babies named Ah in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 1884.
Ah has 74 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1922.
- #19,408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ah ranks #19,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #19,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ah's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Ah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ah splits its recorded history at 1915: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1922
- Peak year (1915)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Ah popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1915 (Ah as girls' name)
Ah by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (58 births, 78% of the file).
1910s was Ah's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Ah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
58 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 58 births (78% of all-time use).
Ah by state
Where Ah concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 53 | 71.6% |
53 of 74 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ah's data
- Ah's decade-level peak was the 1910s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Ahs (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~38 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, 1884–1922 (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 Ah 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.