Boys' name · since 1976
God
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named God, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
God sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 61 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show God recorded 61 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #20,758 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, God ranks #20,758 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
God's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
God's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide God's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
God popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
God by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (26 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was God's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
God births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (43% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for God: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 God 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.