Boys' name · since 1880
Squire
Squire has 511 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 511
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Squire sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 511 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Squire recorded 511 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1880s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1997.
- #7,806 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 511 born since 1880
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Squire ranks #7,806 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.
- #7,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 511
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Squire's 511 recorded births place it above 82.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Squire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Squire's full recorded timeline at 1926, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Squire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1997
- Peak year (1918)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Squire by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (87 births, 17% of the file).
1880s was Squire's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Squire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
87 births
- 1890s
1890s
43 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
82 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
55 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 87 births (17% of all-time use).
How Squire compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Squire's total volume
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What to do with Squire's data
- Squire's decade-level peak was the 1880s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Squire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1880–1997 (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 Squire 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.