Famous — #11041 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Famous

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Famous between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Famous currently holds the #11041 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Famous performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Famous shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Famous in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Famous 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 193 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.