Boys' name · since 2021

Gulliver

Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Gulliver, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#41,120 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade

5 boys have been named Gulliver since 2021, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gulliver has been recorded 5 times among boys since 2021, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2021.

  • #41,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 5 born since 2021
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gulliver ranks #41,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.

#41,120 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Gulliver's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gulliver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 2021 5

Gulliver by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Gulliver's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gulliver births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gulliver?
Since 2021, Social Security records show 5 babies named Gulliver. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #41,120 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 5 births.
Where does Gulliver sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gulliver ranks #41,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gulliver most popular?
Gulliver was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Gulliver been used?
Gulliver has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 1 year of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gulliver?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guled, Gulian, Gullermo. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Gulliver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2021–2021 (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 Gulliver 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.