Recorded 1946–1959 Boys' name Peak 1946 11 births

Sparky — boys' name

11 babies named Sparky in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s5
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Sparky was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sparky in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sparky

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Sparky between 1946 and 1959, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sparky currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sparky performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sparky shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sparky 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 11 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.

Sparky at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

11

Since 1946

14 years of records

Peak year

1946

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1946

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1959

Sparky popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1946

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 19591946 6

Sparky by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 55% of Sparky's all-time total
1940s61950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sparky?
11 babies have been named Sparky since 1946. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births.
When was Sparky most popular?
Sparky was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Sparky been used?
Sparky has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 14 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Sparky?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sparsh, Sparrow, Spade, Spartacus, and 4 more. 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, 1946–1959 (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.