US rank #5998 Boys' name Peak 2008 327 births

Schneider — #5998 US boys' name

327 babies named Schneider in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s382000s1122010s1082020s46
#5998
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Schneider was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

20 babies were named Schneider in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Schneider

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Schneider between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Schneider currently holds the #5998 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Schneider performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Schneider shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Schneider in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Schneider 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 327 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.

Schneider at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

327

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2008

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,998

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Schneider popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
20
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199619901984 6

Schneider by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 34% of Schneider's all-time total
1980s231990s382000s1122010s1082020s46

Schneider by state

Where Schneider concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Schneider
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
96 29.4%
Florida share of Schneider's total US births 29.4%

96 of 327 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Schneider?
327 babies have been named Schneider since 1984. It currently ranks #5998 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 20 births.
When was Schneider most popular?
Schneider was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Schneider most popular?
The top states for the name Schneider are Florida (96 births).
How long has the name Schneider been used?
Schneider has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Schneider?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Schneur, Schon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.