Unisex name · since 1957
Song
206 babies named Song in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
206 girls have been named Song since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Song has been recorded 206 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2023.
- #19,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Song ranks #19,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Song's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Song's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Song splits its recorded history at 1991: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Song popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Song popularity over time - boys
76 total births recorded since 1969 (Song as boys' name)
Song by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (88 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Song's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Song births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 88 births (43% of all-time use).
Song by state
Where Song concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Kansas | | 5 | 2.4% |
36 of 206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Song's data
- Song's decade-level peak was the 1980s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Songs (36 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 Song: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1957–2023 (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 Song 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.