US rank #16715 Unisex name Peak 2019 117 births

Success — #16715 US unisex name

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.

2010s682020s49
#16715
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Success

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Success between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Success currently holds the #16715 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Success is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 87 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Success performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Success shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Success in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Success 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 117 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.

Success at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

117

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2019

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,715

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Success popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
17
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520132010 8

Success popularity over time — boys

87 total births recorded since 2007 (Success as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 87 births
45678910 20242022201920172015201120082007 5

Success by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
68 births that decade — 58% of Success's all-time total
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Success by state

Where Success concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Success
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?
117 babies have been named Success since 2010. It currently ranks #16715 among girls. The peak year 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?
Success has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 2010–2024 (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.