Boys' name · since 1913
Farmer
139 babies named Farmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
139 boys have been named Farmer since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Farmer has 139 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1963.
- #15,256 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 139 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farmer ranks #15,256 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Farmer's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Farmer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Farmer's full recorded timeline at 1928, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Farmer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1963
- Peak year (1916)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Farmer by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (44 births, 32% of the file).
1910s was Farmer's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Farmer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 44 births (32% of all-time use).
Farmer by state
Where Farmer concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 18 | 12.9% |
18 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Farmer's data
- Farmer's decade-level peak was the 1910s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Farmers (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Farmer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1913–1963 (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 Farmer 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.