Boys' name · since 1967
Ontario
Ontario has 877 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 877
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ontario sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 877 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Ontario recorded 877 times among boys since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2024.
- #5,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 877 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ontario ranks #5,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 877 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 877
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ontario's 877 recorded births place it above 87.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Ontario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ontario's full recorded timeline at 1995, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ontario popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Ontario by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (225 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Ontario's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ontario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
205 births
- 1990s
1990s
225 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 225 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ontario 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 Ontario's total volume
Ontario by state
Where Ontario concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 30 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
30 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ontario's data
- Ontario's decade-level peak was the 1990s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Ontarios (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Ontario: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1967–2024 (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 Ontario 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.