Boys' name · since 1920
Aiken
359 babies named Aiken in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 359
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aiken currently ranks #7252 among boys' names in America, with 359 babies recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Aiken recorded 359 times among boys since 1920, holding rank #7252 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #9,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,252 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 359 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aiken ranks #9,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,252 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 359 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 359
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aiken's 359 recorded births place it above 78.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
How Aiken compares
359 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Aiken's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aiken | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 359 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aiken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aiken splits its recorded history at 2012: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aiken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Aiken by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (191 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Aiken's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Aiken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 191 births (53% of all-time use).
Aiken by state
Where Aiken concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 359 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aiken's data
- Aiken's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Aikens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Aiken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1920–2025 (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 Aiken 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.