Boys' name · since 1912
Snyder
200 babies named Snyder in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,769 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 200
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Snyder currently ranks #10769 among boys' names in America, with 200 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Snyder has been recorded 200 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #10769 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #12,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,769 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 200 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Snyder ranks #12,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,769 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 200 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,769 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 200
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Snyder's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Snyder compares
200 38th percentile among 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
Snyder's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Snyder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 200 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Snyder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Snyder splits its recorded history at 2015: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Snyder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Snyder by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Snyder's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Snyder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Snyder's data
- Snyder's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Snyder
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Snyder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Snyder 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.