Boys' name · since 1914
Strother
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Strother, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 71
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Strother is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 71 have been recorded since 1914.
Strother has 71 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1952.
- #19,772 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 71 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Strother ranks #19,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #19,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 71
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Strother's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Strother's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Strother's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Strother popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1952
- Peak year (1919)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Strother by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (30 births, 42% of the file).
1910s was Strother's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Strother births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30 births (42% of all-time use).
Strother by state
Where Strother concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 7.0% |
5 of 71 births nationwide.
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What to do with Strother's data
- Strother's decade-level peak was the 1910s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Strothers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Strother: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1914–1952 (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 Strother 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.