Recorded 1913–2018 Boys' name Peak 1919 45 births

President — boys' name

45 babies named President in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s221930s52010s6
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.

What the Data Says About President

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named President between 1913 and 2018, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, President currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that President performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, President shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list President in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for President 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 45 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.

President at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

45

Since 1913

106 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1913

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2018

President popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1913

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20181930192619221921192019191913 5

President by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
22 births that decade — 49% of President's all-time total
1910s121920s221930s52010s6

President by state

Where President concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name President
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?
President has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 106 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.