Unisex name · since 2010

Awesome

Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Awesome, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,138 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade

Awesome is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 89 have been recorded since 2010.

Social Security Administration records show Awesome recorded 89 times among boys since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2010 to 2022.

  • #18,138 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 89 born since 2010
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Awesome ranks #18,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,138 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Awesome's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Awesome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Awesome's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Awesome popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
11
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 201020112012201420152016201720182019202020212022 6

Awesome popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 2017 (Awesome as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 20172018 5

Awesome by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 78% of the file).

2010s was Awesome's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.

Awesome births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (78% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Awesome? ▼
89 babies have been named Awesome since 2010. All-time, it sits at #18,138 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
Where does Awesome sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Awesome ranks #18,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Awesome most popular? ▼
Awesome was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Is Awesome a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Awesome is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 89 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Awesome been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Awesome since 2010 -- 13 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Awesome? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aweys, Aweis, Awet. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Awesome's data

  • Awesome's decade-level peak was the 2010s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Awesome

Nearby Names Like Awesome

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Awesome

Aweys Boy
10 births
Aweis Boy
10 births
Awet Boy
9 births

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Ives
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Awesome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2010–2022 (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 Awesome 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.