Total births
13
Recorded 1915–1919 Boys' name Peak 1915 13 births
Downing — boys' name
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.
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Downing was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
7 babies were named Downing in 1915 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Downing
The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Downing between 1915 and 1919, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Downing currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Downing performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Downing in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Downing at a glance
Last recorded 1919Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Downing popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1915
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Downing by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 13 births that decade — 100% of Downing's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Downing? ▼
13 babies have been named Downing since 1915. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Downing most popular? ▼
Downing was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Downing been used? ▼
Downing has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 5 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Downing? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dow, Dowell, Doward, Dowd, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Downing
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Dowell Boy
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Doward Boy
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Dowd Boy
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Downey Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1919 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.