Unisex name · since 1916
Commie
Commie has 39 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
39 boys have been named Commie since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Commie recorded 39 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1956.
- #23,835 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Commie ranks #23,835 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Commie's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Commie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Commie's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Commie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1956
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Commie popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1913 (Commie as girls' name)
Commie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Commie's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Commie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Commie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Commie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1916–1956 (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 Commie 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.