Boys' name · since 2006
Digby
Digby has 11 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Digby sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Digby recorded 11 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2009.
- #33,402 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Digby ranks #33,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Digby's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Digby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Digby splits its recorded history at 2009: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Digby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2009
- Peak year (2006)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Digby by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Digby's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Digby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Digby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~3 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, 2006–2009 (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 Digby 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.