Boys' name · since 1880
Firman
Firman has 199 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,711 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Firman currently ranks #10711 among boys' names in America, with 199 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Firman recorded 199 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #10711 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #12,975 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,711 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 199 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Firman ranks #12,975 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,711 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 199 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,711 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Firman's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Firman compares
199 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
Firman's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Firman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 199 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Firman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Firman's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Firman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Firman by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (55 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Firman's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Firman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 55 births (28% of all-time use).
Firman by state
Where Firman concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 24 | 12.1% |
24 of 199 births nationwide.
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What to do with Firman's data
- Firman's decade-level peak was the 1910s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Firmans (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Firman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Firman 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.