Unisex name · since 2002
Future
Future has 334 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,639 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 334
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Future currently ranks #4639 among unisex names in America, with 334 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Future has been recorded 334 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #4639 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #10,015 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,639 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 334 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Future ranks #10,015 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,639 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 334 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,015 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,639 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 334
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Future's 334 recorded births place it above 77.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Future compares
334 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Future's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Future | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 334 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Future's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Future splits its recorded history at 2015: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Future popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Future popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 1919 (Future as girls' name)
Future by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (168 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Future's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Future births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
168 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 168 births (50% of all-time use).
Future by state
Where Future concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
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What to do with Future's data
- New York records the most Futures (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Future: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Future 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.