Unisex name · since 1885
North
333 babies named North in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- North is the #12042 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 333 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, North has been recorded 333 times among boys since 1885, currently ranked #12042 nationally and more common than 14% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #10,039 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,042 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 333 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, North ranks #10,039 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,042 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 333 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
North's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How North compares
333 47th percentile among 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
North's all-time total is 10% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | North | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 333 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
North's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting North's full recorded timeline at 2009, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
North popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
North popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 2015 (North as girls' name)
North by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was North's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
North births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with North's data
- North's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 North: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 North 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.