Needham — boys' name

What the Data Says About Needham

The Social Security Administration has registered 328 babies named Needham between 1884 and 1962, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Needham currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Needham performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Needham shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Needham in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Needham in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 328 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.