Boys' name · since 1884
Fielding
Fielding has 602 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 602
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fielding is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 602 have been recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fielding has been recorded 602 times among boys since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2024.
- #7,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 602 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fielding ranks #7,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 602 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 602
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fielding's 602 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fielding's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fielding splits its recorded history at 1961: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fielding popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Fielding by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (111 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Fielding's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Fielding births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (18% of all-time use).
How Fielding compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fielding's total volume
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What to do with Fielding's data
- Fielding's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (111 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fielding: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1884–2024 (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 Fielding 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.