Total births
45
Boys' name · since 1913
President
President has 45 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 45
- total births
- 1913–2018
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
President sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1913.
President has 45 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2018.
- 45 total births
- 1913–2018 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 boys have been named President since 1913, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2018.
- 45
- total births
- 1913–2018
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named President was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
7 babies were named President in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
President's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting President's full recorded timeline at 1922, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% 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 1919 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
President at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
President popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2018
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
President by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was President's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
President births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (49% of all-time use).
President by state
Where President concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 11.1% |
Mississippi share of President's total US births 11.1%
5 of 45 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name President? ▼
45 babies have been named President since 1913. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was President most popular? ▼
President was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is President most popular? ▼
The top states for the name President are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name President been used? ▼
Records for President go back to 1913, giving 106 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to President? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Preston, Presley, Prentice, Prentiss, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with President's data
- President's decade-level peak was the 1920s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Presidents (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring President
Nearby Names Like President
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to President
Preston Boy
#330 122,958 births
Presley Boy
#1738 4,945 births
Prentice Boy
#10965 3,929 births
Prentiss Boy
#9921 2,724 births
Prescott Boy
#4086 1,718 births
Compare President side by side: President vs Preston President vs Presley President vs Prentice
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1913–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "President: Baby Name Since 1913 - 45 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/president. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 President 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 June 2026.