Boys' name · since 1999
Stran
149 babies named Stran in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stran is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 149 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stran has been recorded 149 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2019.
- #14,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 149 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stran ranks #14,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stran's 149 recorded births place it above 67.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Stran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stran's full recorded timeline at 2009, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2019
- Peak year (2001)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Stran by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Stran's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Stran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (52% of all-time use).
Stran by state
Where Stran concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 149 births nationwide.
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- Stran's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2010s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Strans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1999–2019 (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 Stran 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.