Boys' name · since 1918
Pickens
11 babies named Pickens in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pickens sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pickens has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1930.
- #33,976 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1918
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pickens ranks #33,976 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.
- #33,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Pickens's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pickens's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pickens's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pickens popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1930
- Peak year (1918)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Pickens by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1910s was Pickens's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Pickens births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Pickens's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pickens
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pickens: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1918–1930 (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 Pickens 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.