Boys' name · since 1906

Field

Field has 135 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,456 of 45,481
all-time among boys
135
born since 1906
2010s
peak decade

Field is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 135 have been recorded since 1906.

Field has 135 recorded births among boys since 1906, 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 1906 to 2021.

  • #15,456 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 135 born since 1906
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Field ranks #15,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1906, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,456 of 45,481
all-time among boys
135
born since 1906
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Field's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Field's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Field's full recorded timeline at 1984, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Field popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
4681012 19061923194919822010201620192021 8

Field by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).

2010s was Field's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Field births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Field? ▼
Since 1906, Social Security records show 135 babies named Field. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,456 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 10 births.
Where does Field sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Field ranks #15,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Field most popular? ▼
Field was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Field been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Field since 1906 -- 116 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Field? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fielding, Fields, Fielder, Fielden, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Field's data

  • Field's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Field

Nearby Names Like Field

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Field

Fielding Boy
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Fielden Boy
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Fieldon Boy
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Names with a similar number of total births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Field: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1906–2021 (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 Field 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.