Recorded 1923–1949 Boys' name Peak 1949 16 births

Pittman — boys' name

16 babies named Pittman in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101940s6
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Pittman was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pittman in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pittman

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Pittman between 1923 and 1949, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pittman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pittman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pittman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pittman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pittman at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

16

Since 1923

27 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1923

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1949

Pittman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1923

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 194919251923 5

Pittman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 63% of Pittman's all-time total
1920s101940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pittman?
16 babies have been named Pittman since 1923. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Pittman most popular?
Pittman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Pittman been used?
Pittman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 27 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Pittman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pita. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.