Boys' name · since 1996
Handsome
128 babies named Handsome in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 128
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Handsome currently ranks #7958 among boys' names in America, with 128 babies recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Handsome has been recorded 128 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #7958 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #15,803 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,958 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 128 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Handsome ranks #15,803 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,958 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 128 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 128
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Handsome's 128 recorded births place it above 65.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Handsome compares
128 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
Handsome's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Handsome | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 128 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Handsome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Handsome splits its recorded history at 2016: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Handsome popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Handsome by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Handsome's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Handsome births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Handsome's data
- Handsome's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Handsome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Handsome 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.