Boys' name · since 1915
Flemming
Flemming has 35 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
35 boys have been named Flemming since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Flemming has 35 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1975.
- #24,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flemming ranks #24,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Flemming's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Flemming's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Flemming's full recorded timeline at 1928, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Flemming popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1975
- Peak year (1928)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Flemming by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Flemming's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Flemming births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (54% of all-time use).
Flemming by state
Where Flemming concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 14.3% |
5 of 35 births nationwide.
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What to do with Flemming's data
- Flemming's decade-level peak was the 1920s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Flemmings (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Flemming: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1915–1975 (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 Flemming 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.