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.

135
total births
1906–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
39%
born in that 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.

  • 135 total births
  • 1906–2021 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

135 boys have been named Field since 1906, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

135
total births
1906–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Field was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

10 babies were named Field in 2013 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

135

Since 1906

116 years of records

Peak year

2013

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1906

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2021

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

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

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 June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Field?
Since 1906, Social Security records show 135 babies named Field. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 10 births.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Field: Baby Name Since 1906 - 135 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/field. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.