Boys' name · since 1895
Guthrie
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 854 babies named Guthrie, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,736 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1895
- 2010s
- peak decade
Guthrie currently ranks #10736 among boys' names in America, with 854 babies recorded since 1895.
Guthrie has 854 recorded births among boys since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10736 as of the latest data, more common than 23% 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 1895 to 2025.
- #5,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,736 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 854 born since 1895
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guthrie ranks #5,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,736 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 854 born since 1895, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,736 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1895
- 2010s
- peak decade
Guthrie's 854 recorded births place it above 87.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Guthrie compares
854 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Guthrie's all-time total is 131% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Guthrie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 854 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Guthrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Guthrie splits its recorded history at 1983: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Guthrie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Guthrie popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1897 (Guthrie as girls' name)
Guthrie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Guthrie's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Guthrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
94 births
- 1930s 45
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (18% of all-time use).
How Guthrie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Guthrie's total volume
Guthrie by state
Where Guthrie concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
6 of 854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Guthrie's data
- Guthrie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Guthries (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Guthrie
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Guthrie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Guthrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Guthrie 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.