Boys' name · since 1914
Fitz
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 722 babies named Fitz, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,466 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 722
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fitz currently ranks #3466 among boys' names in America, with 722 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Fitz recorded 722 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #3466 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #6,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,466 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 722 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fitz ranks #6,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,466 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 722 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,466 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 722
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fitz's 722 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Fitz compares
722 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Fitz's all-time total is 96% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fitz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 722 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fitz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fitz's full recorded timeline at 1988, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fitz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Fitz by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (336 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Fitz's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Fitz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
271 births
- 2020s
2020s
336 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 336 births (47% of all-time use).
How Fitz 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 Fitz's total volume
Fitz by state
Where Fitz concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.7% |
32 of 722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Fitz appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fitz's data
- Texas records the most Fitzs (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Fitz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Fitz 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.