Boys' name · since 2005
Pilot
168 babies named Pilot in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pilot is the #9391 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 168 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Pilot recorded 168 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #9391 nationally today, ahead of 33% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #14,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,391 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pilot ranks #14,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,391 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pilot's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Pilot compares
168 35th percentile among 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
Pilot's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pilot | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pilot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pilot's SSA record in two at 2015 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 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pilot popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Pilot by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Pilot's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Pilot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pilot's data
- Pilot's decade-level peak was the 2010s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pilot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Pilot 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.