Boys' name · since 1915
Downing
13 babies named Downing in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Downing sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Downing recorded 13 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1919.
- #32,087 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Downing ranks #32,087 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #32,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Downing's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Downing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Downing splits its recorded history at 1919: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Downing popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1919
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Downing by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Downing's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Downing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Downing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1915–1919 (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 Downing 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.