Unisex name · since 1904
Ogle
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 113 babies named Ogle, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ogle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 113 have been recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Ogle recorded 113 times among boys since 1904, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1954.
- #16,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 113 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ogle ranks #16,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ogle's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ogle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ogle's full recorded timeline at 1921, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ogle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1954
- Peak year (1916)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1954.
113 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1916 with 11 births in a single year.
Ogle popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1917 (Ogle as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Ogle accounts for 8% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ogle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (53 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Ogle's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ogle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
53 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 53 births (47% of all-time use).
Ogle decade highlights
- Peak decade 53 births
- Runner-up 45 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Ogle's data
- Ogle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ogle
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ogle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1904–1954 (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 Ogle 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.
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