Boys' name · since 1916
Kramer
508 babies named Kramer in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,992 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kramer is the #8992 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 508 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Kramer recorded 508 times among boys since 1916, holding rank #8992 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #7,827 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,992 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 508 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kramer ranks #7,827 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,992 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 508 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,992 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kramer's 508 recorded births place it above 82.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
How Kramer compares
508 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Kramer's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kramer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 508 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kramer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kramer's full recorded timeline at 1994, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kramer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Kramer popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1992 (Kramer as girls' name)
Kramer by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (336 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Kramer's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Kramer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1980s 125
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
336 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 336 births (66% of all-time use).
How Kramer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kramer's total volume
Kramer by state
Where Kramer concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 116 | 22.8% |
| #2 | California | | 9 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Nebraska | | 5 | 1.0% |
116 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kramer's data
- Kramer's decade-level peak was the 1990s (336 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Washington records the most Kramers (116 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kramer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Kramer 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.