Total births
14
Boys' name · since 1917
Purdy
Purdy has 14 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 14
- total births
- 1917–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Purdy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 14 have been recorded since 1917.
Purdy has 14 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1918.
- 14 total births
- 1917–1918 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
14 boys have been named Purdy since 1917, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1918.
- 14
- total births
- 1917–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Purdy was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
8 babies were named Purdy in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Purdy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Purdy's full recorded timeline at 1918, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Purdy at a glance
Last recorded 1918Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Purdy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1918
- Peak year (1917)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Purdy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Purdy's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Purdy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Purdy? ▼
14 babies have been named Purdy since 1917. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Purdy most popular? ▼
Purdy was most popular in the 1910s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Purdy been used? ▼
Purdy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 2 years of data through 1918.
What names are similar to Purdy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Purvis, Purnell, Purcell, Purl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Purdy
Nearby Names Like Purdy
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Purdy
Purvis Boy
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Purnell Boy
762 births
Purcell Boy
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Purl Boy
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Purpose Boy
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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, 1917–1918 (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. "Purdy: Baby Name Since 1917 - 14 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/purdy. 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 Purdy 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.