Girls' name · since 1989
Disney
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Disney, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
157 girls have been named Disney since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Disney has been recorded 157 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #22,294 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 157 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Disney ranks #22,294 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Disney's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Disney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Disney splits its recorded history at 2006: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Disney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Disney popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Disney as boys' name)
Disney by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (51 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Disney's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Disney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 51 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Disney's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Disney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Disney 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.