Recorded 2014–2020 Boys' name Peak 2015 63 births

Feynman — boys' name

63 babies named Feynman in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s552020s8
2010s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Feynman was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

20 babies were named Feynman in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Feynman

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Feynman between 2014 and 2020, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Feynman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Feynman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Feynman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Feynman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Feynman 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 63 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.

Feynman at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

63

Since 2014

7 years of records

Peak year

2015

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2014

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2020

Feynman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2014

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2015)
20
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
510152025 20202017201620152014 15

Feynman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 87% of Feynman's all-time total
2010s552020s8

Feynman by state

Where Feynman concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Feynman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
29 46.0%
New York share of Feynman's total US births 46.0%

29 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Feynman?
63 babies have been named Feynman since 2014. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2015 with 20 births.
When was Feynman most popular?
Feynman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Feynman most popular?
The top states for the name Feynman are New York (29 births).
How long has the name Feynman been used?
Feynman has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 7 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Feynman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Feysal. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.