Recorded 1915–1975 Boys' name Peak 1928 35 births

Flemming — boys' name

35 babies named Flemming in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s191950s61970s5
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Flemming was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

8 babies were named Flemming in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Flemming

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Flemming between 1915 and 1975, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Flemming currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Flemming performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Flemming shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Flemming in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Flemming 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 35 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.

Flemming at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

35

Since 1915

61 years of records

Peak year

1928

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1915

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1975

Flemming popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1915

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1928)
8
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
456789 197519531928192519221915 5

Flemming by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 54% of Flemming's all-time total
1910s51920s191950s61970s5

Flemming by state

Where Flemming concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Flemming
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 14.3%
Georgia share of Flemming's total US births 14.3%

5 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Flemming?
35 babies have been named Flemming since 1915. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1928 with 8 births.
When was Flemming most popular?
Flemming was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Flemming most popular?
The top states for the name Flemming are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Flemming been used?
Flemming has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 61 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Flemming?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fletcher, Fleming, Flem, Fleet, 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, 1915–1975 (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.