Boys' name · since 2008
Pollux
40 babies named Pollux in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,022 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pollux currently ranks #13022 among boys' names in America, with 40 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Pollux recorded 40 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #13022 nationally today, ahead of 7% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #23,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,022 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 40 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pollux ranks #23,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,022 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 40 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,022 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pollux's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Pollux compares
40 14th 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
Pollux's all-time total is 89% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pollux | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pollux's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pollux's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pollux popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Pollux by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Pollux's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Pollux births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Pollux's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2008–2025 (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 Pollux 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.