Boys' name · since 2004
Ketcher
Ketcher has 41 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
41 boys have been named Ketcher since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ketcher recorded 41 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- #23,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ketcher ranks #23,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ketcher's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ketcher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ketcher's full recorded timeline at 2010, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ketcher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ketcher by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Ketcher's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ketcher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ketcher's data
- Ketcher's decade-level peak was the 2000s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ketcher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2004–2023 (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 Ketcher 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.