Boys' name · since 1925
Famous
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 193 babies named Famous, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Famous is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 193 have been recorded since 1925.
Famous has 193 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2024.
- #13,187 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 193 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Famous ranks #13,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Famous's 193 recorded births place it above 70.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Famous's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Famous's full recorded timeline at 2006, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Famous popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Famous by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (46 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Famous's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Famous births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46 births (24% of all-time use).
Famous by state
Where Famous concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 193 births nationwide.
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- Famous's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Famouss (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Famous: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1925–2024 (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 Famous 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.