Girls' name · since 1974
Feather
Feather has 554 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 554
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Feather is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 554 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Feather has been recorded 554 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2023.
- #11,121 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 554 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Feather ranks #11,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 554 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 554
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Feather's 554 recorded births place it above 84.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Feather's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Feather splits its recorded history at 1998: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Feather popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (1977)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Feather by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (145 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Feather's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Feather births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
145 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 145 births (26% of all-time use).
How Feather compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Feather's total volume
Feather by state
Where Feather concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
35 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Feather's data
- Feather's decade-level peak was the 1970s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Feathers (35 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.
Keep exploring Feather
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Feather: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Feather 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.