Boys' name · since 1915

Gains

Gains has 23 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#27,793 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

Gains sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gains has been recorded 23 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1926.

  • #27,793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gains ranks #27,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#27,793 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gains's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gains's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gains's full recorded timeline at 1919, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% 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 1919 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gains popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1926

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 1915191619191926 5

Gains by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (18 births, 78% of the file).

1910s was Gains's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.

Gains births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gains? ▼
23 babies have been named Gains since 1915. All-time, it sits at #27,793 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
Where does Gains sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gains ranks #27,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gains most popular? ▼
Gains was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Gains been used? ▼
Gains has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 12 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Gains? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gail, Gaige, Gaines, Gaither, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Gains's data

  • Gains's decade-level peak was the 1910s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gains

Nearby Names Like Gains

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gains

Gail Boy
8,952 births
Gaige Boy
#9188 4,417 births
Gaines Boy
#5050 1,717 births
Gaither Boy
642 births
Gaius Boy
#3599 529 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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23 births · Peak 1922
Hartzell
23 births · Peak 1914
Ludwik
23 births · Peak 1920
Etta
23 births · Peak 1915
Lorentz
23 births · Peak 1918
Rabun
23 births · Peak 1921
Errett
23 births · Peak 1919
Mulford
23 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gains: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1926 (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 Gains 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.