Ponce — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ponce

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Ponce between 1916 and 1986, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ponce currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ponce performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ponce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ponce 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 140 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.