Boys' name · since 1971
Gant
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Gant, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gant is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Gant recorded 23 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1999.
- #27,794 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gant ranks #27,794 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gant's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gant splits its recorded history at 1993: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1999
- Peak year (1999)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Gant by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Gant's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Gant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1971–1999 (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 Gant 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.