Recorded 1916–1956 Unisex name Peak 1916 39 births

Commie — boys' name

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

1910s81920s151940s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Commie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Commie

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Commie between 1916 and 1956, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Commie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Commie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Commie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Commie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Commie 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 39 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.

Commie at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

39

Since 1916

41 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1916

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1956

Commie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1916

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
456789 1956194119401929192519221916 8

Commie popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 1913 (Commie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.5 195319241913 5

Commie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 38% of Commie's all-time total
1910s81920s151940s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Commie?
39 babies have been named Commie since 1916. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Commie most popular?
Commie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Is Commie a unisex name?
Yes, Commie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 39 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Commie been used?
Commie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 41 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Commie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Comer, Commodore, Compton, Comari, and 3 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, 1916–1956 (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.