Boys' name · since 1911
Pius
476 babies named Pius in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
476 babies have been named Pius since 1911, making it today's #7718 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Pius recorded 476 times among boys since 1911, holding rank #7718 nationally today, ahead of 45% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #8,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,718 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 476 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pius ranks #8,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,718 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 476 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 476
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pius's 476 recorded births place it above 82.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Dakota.
How Pius compares
476 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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
Pius's all-time total is 29% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 476 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pius's full recorded timeline at 1943, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Pius by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (139 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Pius's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Pius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
139 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 139 births (29% of all-time use).
Pius by state
Where Pius concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Dakota | | 81 | 17.0% |
| #2 | South Dakota | | 5 | 1.1% |
81 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pius's data
- Pius's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Dakota records the most Piuss (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Dakota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pius
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Pius
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Pius 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.