Boys' name · since 2013
Goku
Goku has 129 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,398 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Goku is the #10398 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 129 recorded since 2013.
Goku has 129 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10398 as of the latest data, more common than 25% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #15,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,398 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 129 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goku ranks #15,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,398 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 129 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,398 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Goku's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Goku compares
129 30th 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
Goku's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Goku | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 129 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Goku's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Goku's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Goku popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Goku by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Goku's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Goku births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Goku's data
- Goku's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Goku: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Goku 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.