Recorded 1920–2025 Boys' name Peak 2023 33 births

Church — boys' name

33 babies named Church in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52010s62020s22

The verdict

33 boys have been named Church since 1920, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

33
total births
1920–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Church was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

9 babies were named Church in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Church

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Church between 1920 and 2025, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Church currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Church performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Church shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Church in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Church at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

33

Since 1920

106 years of records

Peak year

2023

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1920

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2025

Church popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1920

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2023)
9
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Church by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
22 births that decade — 67% of Church's all-time total
1920s52010s62020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Church?
33 babies have been named Church since 1920. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2023 with 9 births.
When was Church most popular?
Church was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Church been used?
Church has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 106 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Church?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chuck, Chukwuemeka, Chuckie, Chucky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.