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.
- #47,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak 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.
- #47,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Down ranks #47,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #47,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Down's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 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
1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
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).
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- 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Down
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Down: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1963–1970 (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 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 August 2026.