Recorded 1880–1997 Boys' name Peak 1918 511 births

Squire — boys' name

511 babies named Squire in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s871890s431900s51910s821920s781930s661940s551950s291960s171970s331980s111990s5
1880s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Squire was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

17 babies were named Squire in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Squire

The Social Security Administration has registered 511 babies named Squire between 1880 and 1997, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Squire currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Squire performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Squire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Squire 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 511 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.

Squire at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

511

Since 1880

118 years of records

Peak year

1918

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1880

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 1997

Squire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1880

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1918)
17
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
05101520 199719631946193519221913189018811880 15

Squire by decade

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

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
87 births that decade — 17% of Squire's all-time total
1880s871890s431900s51910s821920s781930s661940s551950s291960s171970s331980s111990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Squire?
511 babies have been named Squire since 1880. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1918 with 17 births.
When was Squire most popular?
Squire was most popular in the 1880s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Squire been used?
Squire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 118 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Squire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Square. 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, 1880–1997 (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.