Unisex name · since 1987
England
260 babies named England in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
England is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 260 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, England has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1987 to 2024.
- #17,212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, England ranks #17,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
England's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
England's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
England splits its recorded history at 2012: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
England popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
England popularity over time - boys
60 total births recorded since 1983 (England as boys' name)
England by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (130 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was England's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
England births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 130 births (50% of all-time use).
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- England's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- 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 England: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~37 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, 1987–2024 (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 England 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.