Boys' name · since 1912
Lieutenant
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Lieutenant, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
199 boys have been named Lieutenant since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lieutenant recorded 199 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1965.
- #12,990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 199 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lieutenant ranks #12,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lieutenant's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Lieutenant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lieutenant splits its recorded history at 1937: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lieutenant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1965
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Lieutenant by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (50 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Lieutenant's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lieutenant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 50 births (25% of all-time use).
Lieutenant by state
Where Lieutenant concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 199 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lieutenant's data
- Lieutenant's decade-level peak was the 1920s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lieutenants (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lieutenant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1912–1965 (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 Lieutenant 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.