Unisex name · since 1968
Seven
3,434 babies named Seven in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,434
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,434 babies have been named Seven since 1968, making it today's #1119 unisex name.
Seven has 3,434 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1119 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,313 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,119 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,434 born since 1968
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seven ranks #2,313 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,119 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,434 born since 1968, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,434
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
Seven's 3,434 recorded births place it above 94.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Seven compares
3,434 Top 16% higher than 84% of 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
Seven's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,434 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 337 | 34 | 22,252 |
Seven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seven's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 337, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 337
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Seven popularity over time - girls
1,199 total births recorded since 1994 (Seven as girls' name)
Seven by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,616 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Seven's strongest decade.
1,616 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Seven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
657 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,006 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,616 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,616 births (47% of all-time use).
How Seven compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Seven's total volume
Seven by state
Where Seven concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 319 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 314 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 238 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 212 | 6.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 184 | 5.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 154 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 97 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 96 | 2.8% |
319 of 3,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Seven appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Seven's data
- California records the most Sevens (319 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Seven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Seven 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.