Boys' name · since 1940
Saintclair
Saintclair has 97 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
97 boys have been named Saintclair since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saintclair has been recorded 97 times among boys since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1979.
- #17,641 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 97 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saintclair ranks #17,641 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Saintclair's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Saintclair's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saintclair's full recorded timeline at 1953, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saintclair popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1979
- Peak year (1950)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Saintclair by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (48 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Saintclair's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Saintclair births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 48 births (49% of all-time use).
Saintclair by state
Where Saintclair concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 5.2% |
5 of 97 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saintclair's data
- Saintclair's decade-level peak was the 1950s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Saintclairs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saintclair: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1940–1979 (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 Saintclair 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.