Boys' name · since 1904

Council

Council has 263 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,365 of 45,481
all-time among boys
263
born since 1904
1920s
peak decade

Council sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 263 recorded since 1904.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Council has been recorded 263 times among boys since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1954.

  • #11,365 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 263 born since 1904
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Council ranks #11,365 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,365 of 45,481
all-time among boys
263
born since 1904
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Council's 263 recorded births place it above 74.97% 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.

Council's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Council's full recorded timeline at 1930, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Council popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1954

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1917)
12
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
468101214 19041918192319281934194219501954 8

Council by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (74 births, 28% of the file).

1920s was Council's strongest decade.

74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Council births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 74 births (28% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Council? ▼
263 babies have been named Council since 1904. All-time, it sits at #11,365 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1917 with 12 births.
Where does Council sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Council ranks #11,365 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 Council most popular? ▼
Council was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Council been used? ▼
Records for Council go back to 1904, giving 51 years of history through 1954.
What names are similar to Council? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtland, Coulter, Coulson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Council's data

  • Council's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 1950s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Council

Nearby Names Like Council

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

Courtney Boy
#3135 23,033 births
Courtland Boy
#3586 3,855 births
Coulter Boy
#3343 847 births
Coulson Boy
#5317 478 births
Court Boy
334 births

Compare Council side by side: Council vs Courtney Council vs Courtland Council vs Coulter

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Council: 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, 1904–1954 (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 Council 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.