Total births
5
Boys' name · since 1963
Ensign
Ensign has 5 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 5
- total births
- 1963–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Ensign sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 1963.
Ensign has 5 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1963.
- 5 total births
- 1963–1963 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
5 boys have been named Ensign since 1963, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1963.
- 5
- total births
- 1963–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ensign was born in this single decade.
1963
Single peak year
5 babies were named Ensign in 1963 - its busiest year on record.
Ensign at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
1963
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1963
Ensign popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1963
- Peak year (1963)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Ensign by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Ensign's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ensign births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ensign? ▼
Since 1963, Social Security records show 5 babies named Ensign. The most recent recorded year was 1963. Its busiest year on record was 1963, with 5 births.
When was Ensign most popular? ▼
Ensign was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Ensign been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ensign since 1963 -- 1 year through the most recent 1963 data.
What names are similar to Ensign? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Enso, Enson, Ensar, Ensley. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1963–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ensign: Baby Name Since 1963 - 5 Births, Peak 1963." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ensign. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ensign 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 June 2026.