Boys' name · since 1953

Pride

89 babies named Pride in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,183 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1953
1970s
peak decade

89 boys have been named Pride since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pride has been recorded 89 times among boys since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2020.

  • #18,183 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 89 born since 1953
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pride ranks #18,183 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.

#18,183 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1953
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Pride's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Pride's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Pride's full recorded timeline at 1972, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Pride popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
456789 19531960196519711979200020142020 6

Pride by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (26 births, 29% of the file).

1970s was Pride's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Pride births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pride? ▼
Since 1953, Social Security records show 89 babies named Pride. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,183 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 1970, with 8 births.
Where does Pride sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pride ranks #18,183 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Pride most popular? ▼
Pride was most popular in the 1970s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Pride been used? ▼
Pride has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 68 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Pride? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prince, Princeton, Price, Primo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Pride's data

  • Pride's decade-level peak was the 1970s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Pride

Nearby Names Like Pride

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Pride

Prince Boy
#447 23,601 births
Princeton Boy
#655 10,256 births
Price Boy
#2332 3,926 births
Primo Boy
#7714 874 births
Primitivo Boy
742 births

Compare Pride side by side: Pride vs Prince Pride vs Princeton Pride vs Price

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Stoy
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Ives
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Pride: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1953–2020 (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 Pride 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.