Recorded 1914–1952 Boys' name Peak 1919 71 births

Strother — boys' name

71 babies named Strother in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s241930s71940s51950s5
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Strother was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Strother in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Strother

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Strother between 1914 and 1952, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Strother currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Strother performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Strother shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Strother in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Strother 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 71 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.

Strother at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

71

Since 1914

39 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1914

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1952

Strother popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1914

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 19521945193619291922192119201919191819171914 5

Strother by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
30 births that decade — 42% of Strother's all-time total
1910s301920s241930s71940s51950s5

Strother by state

Where Strother concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Strother
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 7.0%
Kentucky share of Strother's total US births 7.0%

5 of 71 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Strother?
71 babies have been named Strother since 1914. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Strother most popular?
Strother was most popular in the 1910s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Strother most popular?
The top states for the name Strother are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Strother been used?
Strother has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 39 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Strother?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stryker, Stratton, Stryder, Strider, 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, 1914–1952 (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.