Total births
22
Boys' name · since 2021
Three
22 babies named Three in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 2021–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Three sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 2021.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Three has been recorded 22 times among boys since 2021, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- 22 total births
- 2021–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Three since 2021, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 22
- total births
- 2021–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Three was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
9 babies were named Three in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Three's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Three's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Three at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2021
Three popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Three by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Three's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Three births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Three? ▼
Three has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 2021, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 9 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Three most popular? ▼
Three was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Three been used? ▼
Records for Three go back to 2021, giving 5 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Three? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thristan, Thristian, Thristen, Thrasher. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2021–2025 (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. "Three: Baby Name Since 2021 - 22 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/three. 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 Three 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.