Boys' name · since 1909
Other
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 190 babies named Other, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 190
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Other is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 190 have been recorded since 1909.
Other has 190 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1935.
- #13,284 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 190 born since 1909
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Other ranks #13,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1909, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 190
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Other's 190 recorded births place it above 70.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Other's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Other's full recorded timeline at 1921, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Other popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1935
- Peak year (1916)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Other by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (81 births, 43% of the file).
1910s was Other's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Other births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
77 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 81 births (43% of all-time use).
Other by state
Where Other concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Other's data
- Other's decade-level peak was the 1910s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Others (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Other: 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 (~26 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, 1909–1935 (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 Other 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.