Boys' name · since 1975
Schneur
Schneur has 340 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
340 boys have been named Schneur since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Schneur recorded 340 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1975 to 2024.
- #9,914 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 340 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schneur ranks #9,914 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 340
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Schneur's 340 recorded births place it above 78.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Schneur's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Schneur's full recorded timeline at 2003, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Schneur popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Schneur by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (104 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Schneur's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Schneur births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 104 births (31% of all-time use).
Schneur by state
Where Schneur concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 137 | 40.3% |
137 of 340 births nationwide.
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What to do with Schneur's data
- Schneur's decade-level peak was the 2000s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Schneurs (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Schneur: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Schneur 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.