US rank #5217 Boys' name Peak 2023 65 births

Record — #5217 US boys' name

65 babies named Record in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s65
#5217
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Record was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

37 babies were named Record in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Record

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Record between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Record currently holds the #5217 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Record performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Record in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Record 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 65 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.

Record at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

65

Since 2022

3 years of records

Peak year

2023

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,217

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2022

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2024

Record popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
37
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
010203040 202420232022 9

Record by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
65 births that decade — 100% of Record's all-time total
2020s65

Record by state

Where Record concentrates geographically — total births since 2022

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Record
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
65 100.0%
Maryland share of Record's total US births 100.0%

65 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Record?
65 babies have been named Record since 2022. It currently ranks #5217 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 37 births.
When was Record most popular?
Record was most popular in the 2020s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Record most popular?
The top states for the name Record are Maryland (65 births).
How long has the name Record been used?
Record has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Record?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reco, Recardo, Rece, Rector, 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, 2022–2024 (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.