US rank #11605 Unisex name Peak 2003 56 births

Life — #11605 US boys' name

56 babies named Life in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s192010s262020s11
#11605
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Life was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Life in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Life

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Life between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Life currently holds the #11605 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Life is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 22 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Life performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Life shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Life 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 56 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.

Life at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

56

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,605

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Life popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 202420212018201420112010200820072003 8

Life popularity over time — girls

22 total births recorded since 2004 (Life as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.5 2018201420072004 5

Life by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
26 births that decade — 46% of Life's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Life?
56 babies have been named Life since 2003. It currently ranks #11605 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Life most popular?
Life was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Life a unisex name?
Yes, Life is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 56 births, and as a girl's name it has 22 births.
How long has the name Life been used?
Life has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.