Recorded 2007–2023 Unisex name Peak 2021 71 births

Innocent — boys' name

71 babies named Innocent in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s332020s32
2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Innocent was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Innocent in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Innocent

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Innocent between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Innocent currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Innocent is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Innocent performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Innocent shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Innocent 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 71 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.

Innocent at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

71

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Innocent popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 20232022202120202019201820172013201220112007 6

Innocent popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2019 (Innocent as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2019 5

Innocent by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 46% of Innocent's all-time total
2000s62010s332020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Innocent?
71 babies have been named Innocent since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Innocent most popular?
Innocent was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Innocent a unisex name?
Yes, Innocent is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 71 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Innocent been used?
Innocent has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Innocent?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Innis. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.