Girls' name · since 1971
Apple
475 babies named Apple in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 475
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
475 babies have been named Apple since 1971, making it today's #9605 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Apple recorded 475 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #9605 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #12,239 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,605 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 475 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Apple ranks #12,239 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,605 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 475 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 475
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Apple's 475 recorded births place it above 83.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Apple compares
475 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Apple's all-time total is 26% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Apple | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 475 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Apple's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Apple's full recorded timeline at 2011, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Apple popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Apple by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (185 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Apple's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Apple births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 185 births (39% of all-time use).
Apple by state
Where Apple concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 4.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
42 of 475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Apple's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Apples (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Apple: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Apple 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.