Boys' name · since 2012
Great
51 babies named Great in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Great is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Great has been recorded 51 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2022.
- #22,024 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Great ranks #22,024 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Great's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Great's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Great splits its recorded history at 2017: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Great popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2022
- Peak year (2017)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Great by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (44 births, 86% of the file).
2010s was Great's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Great births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44 births (86% of all-time use).
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What to do with Great's data
- Great's decade-level peak was the 2010s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Great: 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 (~10 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, 2012–2022 (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 Great 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.