Commodore — boys' name

What the Data Says About Commodore

The Social Security Administration has registered 368 babies named Commodore between 1880 and 1964, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Commodore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Commodore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Commodore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Commodore 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 368 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.