Boys' name · since 2005
Ketch
75 babies named Ketch in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
75 babies have been named Ketch since 2005, making it today's #10241 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ketch recorded 75 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #10241 nationally today, ahead of 26% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #19,360 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,241 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 75 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ketch ranks #19,360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,241 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 75 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ketch's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ketch compares
75 22nd 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
Ketch's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ketch | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 75 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ketch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ketch's full recorded timeline at 2019, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ketch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ketch by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ketch's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ketch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ketch's data
- Ketch's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- 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 Ketch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Ketch 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.