Recorded 1919–2005 Boys' name Peak 1920 24 births

St — boys' name

24 babies named St in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s81990s52000s6
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named St was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named St in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About St

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named St between 1919 and 2005, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, St currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that St performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, St shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for St 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 24 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.

St at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

24

Since 1919

87 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1919

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2005

St popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1919

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
456789 2005199519201919 5

St by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 33% of St's all-time total
1910s51920s81990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name St?
24 babies have been named St since 1919. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was St most popular?
St was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name St been used?
St has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 87 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to St?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Steven, Stephen, Stanley, Steve, 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, 1919–2005 (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.