US rank #5674 Boys' name Peak 1994 1,748 births

Sixto — #5674 US boys' name

1,748 babies named Sixto in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s841930s821940s1011950s1711960s2171970s2211980s2021990s2202000s2122010s1412020s60
#5674
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Sixto was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

37 babies were named Sixto in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sixto

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,748 babies named Sixto between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sixto currently holds the #5674 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sixto performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 221 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sixto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 448 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sixto in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sixto 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 1,748 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.

Sixto at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,748

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1994

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#5,674

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sixto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
37
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Sixto by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
221 births that decade — 13% of Sixto's all-time total
1910s371920s841930s821940s1011950s1711960s2171970s2211980s2021990s2202000s2122010s1412020s60

Sixto by state

Where Sixto concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sixto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
448 25.6%
#2 New York
164 9.4%
#3 California
129 7.4%
Texas share of Sixto's total US births 25.6%
Even split

448 of 1,748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sixto?
1,748 babies have been named Sixto since 1915. It currently ranks #5674 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 37 births.
When was Sixto most popular?
Sixto was most popular in the 1970s decade with 221 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Sixto most popular?
The top states for the name Sixto are Texas (448 births), New York (164 births), California (129 births).
How long has the name Sixto been used?
Sixto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sixto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sixten, Sixx. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.