Unisex name · since 2008
Light
162 babies named Light in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
162 babies have been named Light since 2008, making it today's #9441 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Light recorded 162 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #9441 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #14,252 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,441 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 162 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Light ranks #14,252 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,441 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 162 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Light's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Light compares
162 34th percentile among 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
Light's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Light | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 162 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Light's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Light's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Light popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Light popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 2014 (Light as girls' name)
Light by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (100 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Light's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Light births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 100 births (62% of all-time use).
Light by state
Where Light concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 6.8% |
11 of 162 births nationwide.
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What to do with Light's data
- Texas records the most Lights (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Light: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Light 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.