Total births
117
Unisex name · since 2010
Success
117 babies named Success in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16770
- among girls today
- 117
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
117 babies have been named Success since 2010, making it today's #16770 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Success has been recorded 117 times among girls since 2010, currently ranked #16770 nationally and more common than 5% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #16770 among girls today
- 117 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Success is currently the #16770 unisex name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 117 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16770
- among girls today
- 117
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Success vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16770
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Success was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
17 babies were named Success in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Success compares
117 27th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Success's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Success | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Success's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Success's full recorded timeline at 2019, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% 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 2019 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Success at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#16,770
Active since
2010
Success popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Success popularity over time - boys
87 total births recorded since 2007 (Success as boys' name)
Success by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Success's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Success births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (58% of all-time use).
Success by state
Where Success concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.3% |
California share of Success's total US births 4.3%
5 of 117 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Success? ▼
Since 2010, Social Security records show 117 babies named Success. Today it holds rank #16770 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 17 births.
When was Success most popular? ▼
Success was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Success most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Success are California (5 births).
Is Success a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Success is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 117 births, and as a boy's name it has 87 births.
How long has the name Success been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Success since 2010 -- 15 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Success? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sucely, Suchita, Suchi, Sucdi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Success's data
- Success's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Successs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Success: #16770 Unisex Name - 117 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/success. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Success 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 June 2026.