Girls' name · since 1960
December
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 1,608 babies named December, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,608
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
December currently ranks #5770 among girls' names in America, with 1,608 babies recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show December recorded 1,608 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #5770 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #5,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,770 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,608 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, December ranks #5,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,770 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,608 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,608
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
December's 1,608 recorded births place it above 92.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How December compares
1,608 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
December's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | December | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,608 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
December's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting December's full recorded timeline at 1994, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
December popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
December popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2016 (December as boys' name)
December by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (357 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was December's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
December births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s
1970s
160 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s
1990s
299 births
- 2000s
2000s
320 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 357 births (22% of all-time use).
How December compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to December's total volume
December by state
Where December concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
32 of 1,608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with December's data
- December's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (357 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Decembers (32 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.
Keep exploring December
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to December
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for December: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 December 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.