Unisex name · since 2016
Potter
20 babies named Potter in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
20 boys have been named Potter since 2016, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Potter has been recorded 20 times among boys since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2018.
- #29,163 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Potter ranks #29,163 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Potter's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Potter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Potter's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Potter popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2018
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Potter popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2013 (Potter as girls' name)
Potter by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Potter's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Potter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Potter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~2 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, 2016–2018 (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 Potter 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.