Boys' name · since 1963
Male
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 1,530 babies named Male, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,530
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,530 boys have been named Male since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Male has 1,530 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2015.
- #3,902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,530 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Male ranks #3,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,530 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,530
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Male's 1,530 recorded births place it above 91.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Male's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Male's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 223, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Male popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2015
- Peak year (1991)
- 223
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Male by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,017 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Male's strongest decade.
1,017 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Male births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1980s 170
1980s
170 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,017 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 206
2010s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,017 births (66% of all-time use).
How Male compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Male's total volume
Male by state
Where Male concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,039 | 67.9% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 226 | 14.8% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 67 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
1,039 of 1,530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Male's data
- Male's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,017 total births); usage has since declined to 206 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Males (1,039 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Male: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1963–2015 (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 Male 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.