Boys' name · since 1914
Dunbar
76 babies named Dunbar in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,240 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dunbar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 76 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dunbar has been recorded 76 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1949.
- #19,240 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 76 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dunbar ranks #19,240 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,240 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dunbar's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dunbar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dunbar's full recorded timeline at 1923, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dunbar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1949
- Peak year (1914)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dunbar by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (28 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Dunbar's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dunbar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 28 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Dunbar's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1940s (10) -- 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 Dunbar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
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, 1914–1949 (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 Dunbar 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.