Boys' name · since 1919
Fitzgerald
1,941 babies named Fitzgerald in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,941
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fitzgerald is the #2428 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,941 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fitzgerald has been recorded 1,941 times among boys since 1919, currently ranked #2428 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, 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 1919 to 2025.
- #3,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,428 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,941 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fitzgerald ranks #3,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,428 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,941 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,941
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fitzgerald's 1,941 recorded births place it above 92.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Fitzgerald compares
1,941 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Fitzgerald's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fitzgerald | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,941 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fitzgerald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fitzgerald splits its recorded history at 1988: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 125 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fitzgerald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Fitzgerald by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (551 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Fitzgerald's strongest decade.
551 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Fitzgerald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
381 births
- 1970s 174
1970s
174 births
- 1980s 160
1980s
160 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
551 births
- 2020s
2020s
429 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 551 births (28% of all-time use).
How Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald's total volume
Fitzgerald by state
Where Fitzgerald concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 74 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 38 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 36 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 32 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 29 | 1.5% |
74 of 1,941 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Fitzgerald appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fitzgerald's data
- Fitzgerald's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (551 total births) through the 2020s (429) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fitzgeralds (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Fitzgerald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Fitzgerald 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.