Boys' name · since 1915

Compton

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Compton, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,786 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1915
2020s
peak decade

Compton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 81 have been recorded since 1915.

Compton has 81 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.

  • #18,786 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 81 born since 1915
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Compton ranks #18,786 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,786 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1915
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Compton's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% 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.

Compton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Compton splits its recorded history at 2008: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Compton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
456789 19151925194119922014201620212024 6

Compton by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 23% of the file).

2020s was Compton's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Compton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (23% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Compton? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 81 babies named Compton. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,786 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 8 births.
Where does Compton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Compton ranks #18,786 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 Compton most popular? ▼
Compton was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Compton been used? ▼
Records for Compton go back to 1915, giving 110 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Compton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Comer, Commodore, Commie, Comari, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Compton

Nearby Names Like Compton

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

Comer Boy
787 births
Commodore Boy
368 births
Commie Boy
39 births
Comari Boy
11 births
Coma Boy
5 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Compton: 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, 1915–2024 (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 Compton 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.