Boys' name · since 2019

Currency

Currency has 18 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,622 of 45,481
all-time among boys
18
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade

Currency sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 2019.

Social Security Administration records show Currency recorded 18 times among boys since 2019, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2022.

  • #29,622 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 18 born since 2019
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Currency ranks #29,622 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.

#29,622 of 45,481
all-time among boys
18
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Currency's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% 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.

Currency's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Currency's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Currency popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
456789 201920202022 5

Currency by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).

2020s was Currency's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Currency births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Currency? ▼
Currency has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #29,622 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
Where does Currency sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Currency ranks #29,622 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 Currency most popular? ▼
Currency was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Currency been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Currency since 2019 -- 4 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Currency? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curt, Curtiss, Curley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nearby Names Like Currency

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

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#8937 1,570 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Currency: 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, 2019–2022 (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 Currency 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.