Boys' name · since 1892
Ogden
810 babies named Ogden in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,263 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 810
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ogden is the #8263 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 810 recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ogden has been recorded 810 times among boys since 1892, currently ranked #8263 nationally and more common than 41% of boys, 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 1892 to 2025.
- #5,865 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,263 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 810 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ogden ranks #5,865 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,263 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 810 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,263 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 810
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ogden's 810 recorded births place it above 87.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Ogden compares
810 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Ogden's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ogden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 810 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ogden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ogden splits its recorded history at 1948: 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 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ogden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Ogden by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (158 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Ogden's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ogden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
138 births
- 1920s
1920s
158 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 158 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ogden 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 Ogden's total volume
Ogden by state
Where Ogden concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
6 of 810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ogden's data
- Ogden's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Ogdens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ogden
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ogden
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ogden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Ogden 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.