Less — boys' name

What the Data Says About Less

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Less between 1881 and 1957, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Less currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Less performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Less shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Less in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 281 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.