Recorded 1885–1974 Boys' name Peak 1930 166 births

Fleet — boys' name

166 babies named Fleet in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61890s51910s261920s491930s221940s191950s291960s51970s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Fleet was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

11 babies were named Fleet in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fleet

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Fleet between 1885 and 1974, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fleet currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fleet performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Fleet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fleet 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 166 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.

Fleet at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

166

Since 1885

90 years of records

Peak year

1930

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1885

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 1974

Fleet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1885

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1930)
11
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
4681012 19741952194619301923191918961885 6

Fleet by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
49 births that decade — 30% of Fleet's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fleet?
166 babies have been named Fleet since 1885. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1930 with 11 births.
When was Fleet most popular?
Fleet was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Fleet been used?
Fleet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 90 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Fleet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fletcher, Fleming, Flem, Flemon, and 3 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, 1885–1974 (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.