Recorded 1971–2018 Boys' name Peak 2010 41 births

Spartacus — boys' name

41 babies named Spartacus in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52010s36
2010s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Spartacus was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

7 babies were named Spartacus in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Spartacus

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Spartacus between 1971 and 2018, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Spartacus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Spartacus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Spartacus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Spartacus 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 41 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.

Spartacus at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

41

Since 1971

48 years of records

Peak year

2010

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1971

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2018

Spartacus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1971

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2010)
7
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2018201520142013201120101971 5

Spartacus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
36 births that decade — 88% of Spartacus's all-time total
1970s52010s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Spartacus?
41 babies have been named Spartacus since 1971. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2010 with 7 births.
When was Spartacus most popular?
Spartacus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Spartacus been used?
Spartacus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 48 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Spartacus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sparsh, Sparrow, Spade, Sparky, 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, 1971–2018 (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.