Recorded 1911–1943 Boys' name Peak 1916 24 births

Stoddard — boys' name

24 babies named Stoddard in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191940s5
1910s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Stoddard was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Stoddard in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stoddard

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Stoddard between 1911 and 1943, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stoddard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stoddard performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Stoddard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stoddard 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.

Stoddard at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

24

Since 1911

33 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1911

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1943

Stoddard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1911

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 1943191719161911 5

Stoddard by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 79% of Stoddard's all-time total
1910s191940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stoddard?
24 babies have been named Stoddard since 1911. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Stoddard most popular?
Stoddard was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Stoddard been used?
Stoddard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 33 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Stoddard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stone, Storm, Stoney, Stockton, 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, 1911–1943 (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.