Boys' name · since 1903
Dutch
1,446 babies named Dutch in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1903
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,446 babies have been named Dutch since 1903, making it today's #2456 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dutch has been recorded 1,446 times among boys since 1903, currently ranked #2456 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #4,064 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,456 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,446 born since 1903
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dutch ranks #4,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,456 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,446 born since 1903, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,446
- born since 1903
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dutch's 1,446 recorded births place it above 91.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dutch compares
1,446 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dutch's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dutch | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,446 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dutch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dutch's full recorded timeline at 1985, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dutch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Dutch by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (443 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Dutch's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dutch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 95
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 122
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
256 births
- 2010s
2010s
443 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 443 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dutch compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dutch's total volume
Dutch by state
Where Dutch concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Utah | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Idaho | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
117 of 1,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Dutch's data
- Dutch's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (443 total births) through the 2020s (270) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dutchs (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dutch
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dutch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1903–2025 (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 Dutch 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.