Boys' name · since 1884
Lot
Lot has 62 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lot sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 62 recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Lot recorded 62 times among boys since 1884, 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 1884 to 2015.
- #20,673 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lot ranks #20,673 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lot's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lot splits its recorded history at 1927: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lot popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2015
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Lot by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Lot's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lot's data
- Lot's decade-level peak was the 1920s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lot: 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 (~131 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, 1884–2015 (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 Lot 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.