Boys' name · since 2005
Boomer
142 babies named Boomer in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,933 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
142 babies have been named Boomer since 2005, making it today's #12933 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boomer has been recorded 142 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #12933 nationally and more common than 7% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #15,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,933 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 142 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Boomer ranks #15,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,933 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 142 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,933 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Boomer's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Boomer compares
142 32nd 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
Boomer's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Boomer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Boomer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Boomer splits its recorded history at 2018: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Boomer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Boomer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Boomer's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Boomer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (58% of all-time use).
Boomer by state
Where Boomer concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 142 births nationwide.
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What to do with Boomer's data
- Boomer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Boomers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Boomer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Boomer 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.