Unisex name · since 1970
Aquarius
Aquarius has 235 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aquarius sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 235 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aquarius has been recorded 235 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2010.
- #18,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 235 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aquarius ranks #18,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 235 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aquarius's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aquarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aquarius's full recorded timeline at 1992, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% 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 1993 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aquarius popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Aquarius popularity over time - boys
183 total births recorded since 1971 (Aquarius as boys' name)
Aquarius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (97 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Aquarius's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Aquarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 97 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aquarius's data
- Aquarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aquarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1970–2010 (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 Aquarius 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.