Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1963
Down
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Down, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1963–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Down sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1963.
Down has 17 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1970.
- 17 total births
- 1963–1970 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Down since 1963, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1970.
- 17
- total births
- 1963–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Down was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
7 babies were named Down in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
Down's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Down's full recorded timeline at 1966, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Down at a glance
Last recorded 1970Peak year
1966
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1963
Down popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1970
- Peak year (1966)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Down by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Down's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Down births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Down? ▼
Since 1963, Social Security records show 17 babies named Down. The most recent recorded year was 1970. Its busiest year on record was 1966, with 7 births.
When was Down most popular? ▼
Down was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Down been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Down since 1963 -- 8 years through the most recent 1970 data.
What to do with Down's data
- Down's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1963–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Down: Baby Name Since 1963 - 17 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/down. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Down 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 July 2026.