Ptolemy — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ptolemy

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Ptolemy between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ptolemy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ptolemy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ptolemy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ptolemy 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 50 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.