Boys' name · since 1983
Cutter
1,682 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.
- #3,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,682
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cutter is the #2702 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,682 recorded since 1983.
Cutter has 1,682 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2702 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #3,674 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,702 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,682 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cutter ranks #3,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,702 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,682 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,682
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cutter's 1,682 recorded births place it above 91.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cutter compares
1,682 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cutter's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cutter | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,682 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cutter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cutter splits its recorded history at 2005: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cutter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Cutter by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (638 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Cutter's strongest decade.
638 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Cutter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
638 births
- 2010s
2010s
463 births
- 2020s 240
2020s
240 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 638 births (38% of all-time use).
How Cutter compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cutter's total volume
Cutter by state
Where Cutter concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 587 | 34.9% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 69 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.3% |
587 of 1,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Cutter's data
- Cutter's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (638 total births) through the 2020s (240) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cutters (587 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cutter
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cutter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
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, 1983–2025 (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 Cutter 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.