Boys' name · since 2011
Stihl
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Stihl, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,533 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
94 babies have been named Stihl since 2011, making it today's #11533 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Stihl recorded 94 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #11533 nationally today, ahead of 17% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #17,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,533 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 94 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stihl ranks #17,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,533 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 94 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,533 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stihl's 94 recorded births place it above 60.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Stihl compares
94 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Stihl's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stihl | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 94 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stihl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stihl splits its recorded history at 2017: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stihl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Stihl by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (64 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Stihl's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Stihl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (68% of all-time use).
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What to do with Stihl's data
- Stihl's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stihl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Stihl 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.