Boys' name · since 1914
Searcy
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 226 babies named Searcy, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Searcy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 226 recorded since 1914.
Searcy has 226 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1962.
- #12,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 226 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Searcy ranks #12,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Searcy's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Searcy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Searcy's full recorded timeline at 1932, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Searcy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1962
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Searcy popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1940 (Searcy as girls' name)
Searcy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Searcy's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Searcy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (29% of all-time use).
Searcy by state
Where Searcy concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
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What to do with Searcy's data
- Searcy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Searcys (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Searcy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1914–1962 (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 Searcy 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.