Boys' name · since 1880
Stonewall
696 babies named Stonewall in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 696
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
696 boys have been named Stonewall since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Stonewall has 696 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2019.
- #6,473 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 696 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stonewall ranks #6,473 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 696 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 696
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Stonewall's 696 recorded births place it above 85.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Stonewall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stonewall's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stonewall popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2019
- Peak year (1918)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Stonewall by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (164 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Stonewall's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Stonewall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 26
1890s
26 births
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
164 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
94 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 164 births (24% of all-time use).
How Stonewall compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Stonewall's total volume
Stonewall by state
Where Stonewall concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Stonewall's data
- Stonewall's decade-level peak was the 1920s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Stonewalls (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
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 Stonewall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1880–2019 (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 Stonewall 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.