Recorded 1912–2008 Boys' name Peak 1921 276 births

Stillman — boys' name

276 babies named Stillman in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s551920s1001930s621940s181950s111960s51980s51990s52000s15
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Stillman was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

13 babies were named Stillman in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stillman

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Stillman between 1912 and 2008, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stillman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stillman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Stillman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stillman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stillman 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 276 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.

Stillman at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

276

Since 1912

97 years of records

Peak year

1921

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1912

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2008

Stillman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1912

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1921)
13
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
468101214 20081966194019331928192319181912 11

Stillman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
100 births that decade — 36% of Stillman's all-time total
1910s551920s1001930s621940s181950s111960s51980s51990s52000s15

Stillman by state

Where Stillman concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stillman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.8%
New York share of Stillman's total US births 1.8%

5 of 276 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stillman?
276 babies have been named Stillman since 1912. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1921 with 13 births.
When was Stillman most popular?
Stillman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Stillman most popular?
The top states for the name Stillman are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Stillman been used?
Stillman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 97 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Stillman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stiles, Stirling, Stiven, Stihl, 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, 1912–2008 (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.