Recorded 1914–2019 Boys' name Peak 1916 105 births

Churchill — boys' name

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.

1910s241920s111930s181940s311990s62010s15
1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Churchill was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Churchill in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Churchill

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Churchill between 1914 and 2019, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Churchill currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Churchill performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Churchill shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Churchill 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 105 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.

Churchill at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

105

Since 1914

106 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1914

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2019

Churchill popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
456789 2019199819441935192319161914 6

Churchill by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
31 births that decade — 30% of Churchill's all-time total
1910s241920s111930s181940s311990s62010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Churchill?
105 babies have been named Churchill since 1914. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
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.

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, 1914–2019 (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.