US rank #3241 Boys' name Peak 2003 1,634 births

Cutter — #3241 US boys' name

1,634 babies named Cutter in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s631990s2782000s6382010s4632020s192
#3241
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cutter was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

77 babies were named Cutter in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cutter

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,634 babies named Cutter between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cutter currently holds the #3241 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cutter performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 638 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cutter shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 577 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Cutter in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cutter 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 1,634 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.

Cutter at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,634

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2003

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,241

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cutter popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
77
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Cutter by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
638 births that decade — 39% of Cutter's all-time total
1980s631990s2782000s6382010s4632020s192

Cutter by state

Where Cutter concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cutter
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
577 35.3%
#2 Oklahoma
58 3.5%
#3 Florida
18 1.1%
#4 Arizona
12 0.7%
#5 California
6 0.4%
#6 Washington
6 0.4%
#7 Kansas
5 0.3%
#8 Oregon
5 0.3%
Texas share of Cutter's total US births 35.3%
Even split

577 of 1,634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cutter?
1,634 babies have been named Cutter since 1983. It currently ranks #3241 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 77 births.
When was Cutter most popular?
Cutter was most popular in the 2000s decade with 638 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Cutter most popular?
The top states for the name Cutter are Texas (577 births), Oklahoma (58 births), Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Cutter been used?
Cutter has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cutter?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cutler, Cuthbert, Cutberto. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.