Boys' name · since 1992
Md
Md has 524 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 524
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
524 babies have been named Md since 1992, making it today's #4337 boys' name.
Md has 524 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4337 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #7,684 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,337 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 524 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Md ranks #7,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,337 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 524 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 524
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Md's 524 recorded births place it above 83.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Md compares
524 Top 43% higher than 57% of 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
Md's all-time total is 42% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Md | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 524 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Md's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Md's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Md popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Md by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (244 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Md's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Md births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 81
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 244 births (47% of all-time use).
How Md 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 Md's total volume
Md by state
Where Md concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
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- Md's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (244 total births) through the 2020s (152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mds (273 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.
Keep exploring Md
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Md
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Md: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Md 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.