Recorded 1964–2022 Boys' name Peak 1989 184 births

Fitzroy — boys' name

184 babies named Fitzroy in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s221980s661990s602000s102010s102020s11
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Fitzroy was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Fitzroy in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fitzroy

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Fitzroy between 1964 and 2022, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fitzroy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fitzroy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Fitzroy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fitzroy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fitzroy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 184 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fitzroy at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

184

Since 1964

59 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1964

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2022

Fitzroy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1964

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 20222001199519911987198119721964 5

Fitzroy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
66 births that decade — 36% of Fitzroy's all-time total
1960s51970s221980s661990s602000s102010s102020s11

Fitzroy by state

Where Fitzroy concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fitzroy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
41 22.3%
New York share of Fitzroy's total US births 22.3%

41 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fitzroy?
184 babies have been named Fitzroy since 1964. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Fitzroy most popular?
Fitzroy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Fitzroy most popular?
The top states for the name Fitzroy are New York (41 births).
How long has the name Fitzroy been used?
Fitzroy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 59 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Fitzroy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fitzgerald, Fitz, Fitzhugh, Fitzpatrick, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.