Boys' name · since 1984
Schneider
339 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.
- #9,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Schneider currently ranks #6936 among boys' names in America, with 339 babies recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Schneider recorded 339 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #6936 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,936 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 339 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schneider ranks #9,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,936 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 339 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Schneider's 339 recorded births place it above 78.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Schneider compares
339 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Schneider's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Schneider | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 339 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Schneider's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Schneider's full recorded timeline at 2008, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Schneider popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Schneider by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Schneider's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Schneider births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (33% of all-time use).
Schneider by state
Where Schneider concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 96 | 28.3% |
96 of 339 births nationwide.
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What to do with Schneider's data
- Schneider's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Schneiders (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Schneider: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Schneider 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.