Governor — boys' name

What the Data Says About Governor

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Governor between 1889 and 2011, spanning 123 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Governor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Governor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Governor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Governor 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 349 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.