Unisex name · since 1900
March
155 babies named March in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
155 boys have been named March since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, March has been recorded 155 times among boys since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1989.
- #14,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 155 born since 1900
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, March ranks #14,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1900, peaking in the 1910s.
- #14,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
March's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
March's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide March's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
March popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1989
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
March popularity over time - girls
103 total births recorded since 1919 (March as girls' name)
March by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (32 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was March's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
March births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1940s
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 32 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with March's data
- March's decade-level peak was the 1910s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for March: 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 (~89 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, 1900–1989 (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 March 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.