Boys' name · since 1914

Churchill

105 babies named Churchill in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,077 of 45,481
all-time among boys
105
born since 1914
1940s
peak decade

105 boys have been named Churchill since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Churchill has 105 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2019.

  • #17,077 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 105 born since 1914
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Churchill ranks #17,077 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.

#17,077 of 45,481
all-time among boys
105
born since 1914
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Churchill's 105 recorded births place it above 62.35% 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.

Churchill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Churchill's full recorded timeline at 1942, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Churchill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
456789 1914191819301942194520122019 5

Churchill by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (31 births, 30% of the file).

1940s was Churchill's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Churchill births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 31 births (30% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Churchill? ▼
105 babies have been named Churchill since 1914. All-time, it sits at #17,077 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
Where does Churchill sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Churchill ranks #17,077 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 Churchill most popular? ▼
Churchill was most popular in the 1940s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Churchill been used? ▼
Churchill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 106 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Churchill? ▼
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.

What to do with Churchill's data

  • Churchill's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Churchill

Nearby Names Like Churchill

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

Chuck Boy
#8292 17,871 births
Chukwuemeka Boy
#9094 683 births
Chuckie Boy
621 births
Chucky Boy
609 births
Chue Boy
329 births

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Undray
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Lemonte
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Churchill: 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, 1914–2019 (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 Churchill 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.