Boys' name · since 1998
Not
Not has 12 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
12 boys have been named Not since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Not has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2008.
- #32,860 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1998
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Not ranks #32,860 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1998, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Not's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arizona.
Not's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Not splits its recorded history at 2008: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Not popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2008
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Not by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Not's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Not births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Not by state
Where Not concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arizona | | 7 | 58.3% |
7 of 12 births nationwide.
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- Not's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arizona records the most Nots (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arizona names
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 Not: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
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, 1998–2008 (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 Not 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.