Boys' name · since 1928
Lefty
Lefty has 35 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lefty sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 35 recorded since 1928.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lefty has been recorded 35 times among boys since 1928, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2023.
- #24,747 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 1928
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lefty ranks #24,747 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1928, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lefty's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lefty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lefty's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lefty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Lefty by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Lefty's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lefty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Lefty's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- 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 Lefty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1928–2023 (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 Lefty 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.