Boys' name · since 1971
Stalin
Stalin has 109 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stalin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 109 have been recorded since 1971.
Stalin has 109 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2020.
- #16,891 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 109 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stalin ranks #16,891 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stalin's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Stalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stalin's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stalin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Stalin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (34 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Stalin's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Stalin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (31% of all-time use).
Stalin by state
Where Stalin concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 14.7% |
16 of 109 births nationwide.
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What to do with Stalin's data
- Stalin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Stalins (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1971–2020 (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 Stalin 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.