Boys' name · since 1916
Fields
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Fields, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,524 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 200
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fields currently ranks #3524 among boys' names in America, with 200 babies recorded since 1916.
Fields has 200 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3524 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #12,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,524 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 200 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fields ranks #12,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,524 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 200 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,524 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 200
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fields's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Fields compares
200 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fields's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fields | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 200 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fields's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fields's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fields popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Fields by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (107 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Fields's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Fields births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 107 births (54% of all-time use).
Fields by state
Where Fields concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 200 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fields's data
- North Carolina records the most Fieldss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fields: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Fields 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.