Boys' name · since 1880
Fleming
1,017 babies named Fleming in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,017
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fleming is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,017 have been recorded since 1880.
Fleming has 1,017 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2006.
- #5,085 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,017 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fleming ranks #5,085 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,017 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,017
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fleming's 1,017 recorded births place it above 88.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Fleming's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fleming's SSA record in two at 1934 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 1917 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fleming popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2006
- Peak year (1917)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Fleming by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (180 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Fleming's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Fleming births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 40
1880s
40 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
180 births
- 1920s
1920s
176 births
- 1930s
1930s
142 births
- 1940s
1940s
121 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 180 births (18% of all-time use).
How Fleming 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 Fleming's total volume
Fleming by state
Where Fleming concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
17 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fleming's data
- Fleming's decade-level peak was the 1910s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Flemings (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Fleming: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1880–2006 (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 Fleming 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.