Boys' name · since 1915
Method
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Method, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Method sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 24 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Method has been recorded 24 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1925.
- #27,583 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Method ranks #27,583 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Method's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Method's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Method's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Method popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Method by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Method's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Method births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Method: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1915–1925 (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 Method 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.