Unisex name · since 2007

Innocent

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.

#19,727 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

71 boys have been named Innocent since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Innocent has 71 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2007 to 2023.

  • #19,727 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 71 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Innocent ranks #19,727 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,727 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Innocent's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% 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.

Innocent's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Innocent splits its recorded history at 2018: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Innocent popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4681012 20072011201220132017201820192020202120222023 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

2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Innocent's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Innocent births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Innocent? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 71 babies named Innocent. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,727 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 10 births.
Where does Innocent sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Innocent ranks #19,727 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 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Innocent since 2007 -- 17 years through the most recent 2023 data.
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.

What to do with Innocent's data

  • Innocent's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Innocent

Nearby Names Like Innocent

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Innocent

Innis Boy
#12159 43 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Innocent: 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, 2007–2023 (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 Innocent 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.