Recorded 2013–2022 Boys' name Peak 2013 45 births

Gadsden — boys' name

45 babies named Gadsden in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Gadsden was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

9 babies were named Gadsden in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gadsden

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Gadsden between 2013 and 2022, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gadsden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gadsden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gadsden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gadsden 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 45 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.

Gadsden at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

45

Since 2013

10 years of records

Peak year

2013

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2013

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2022

Gadsden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2013

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2013)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 2022202020182017201620152013 9

Gadsden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
31 births that decade — 69% of Gadsden's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gadsden?
45 babies have been named Gadsden since 2013. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2013 with 9 births.
When was Gadsden most popular?
Gadsden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Gadsden been used?
Gadsden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 10 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Gadsden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gadiel, Gaddiel, Gadge, Gad, and 4 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, 2013–2022 (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.