Boys' name · since 1895
Fillmore
239 babies named Fillmore in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fillmore is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 239 have been recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Fillmore recorded 239 times among boys since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1951.
- #11,930 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 239 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fillmore ranks #11,930 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fillmore's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fillmore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fillmore's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fillmore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1951
- Peak year (1915)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Fillmore by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (70 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Fillmore's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Fillmore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
47 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 70 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Fillmore's decade-level peak was the 1910s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fillmore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~56 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, 1895–1951 (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 Fillmore 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.