Boys' name · since 2022
Record
Since 2022, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Record, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
Record is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 65 have been recorded since 2022.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Record has been recorded 65 times among boys since 2022, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2024.
- #20,373 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 65 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Record ranks #20,373 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
Record's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Record's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Record splits its recorded history at 2023: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2022 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Record popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Record by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (65 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Record's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Record births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 65 births (100% of all-time use).
Record by state
Where Record concentrates geographically, total births since 2022
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 65 | 100.0% |
65 of 65 births nationwide.
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- Maryland records the most Records (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Record: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
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, 2022–2024 (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 Record 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.