Shorty — boys' name

What the Data Says About Shorty

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Shorty between 1916 and 1932, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shorty currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shorty performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shorty shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shorty 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 30 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.