Total births
53
Boys' name · since 1954
Topper
53 babies named Topper in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10061
- among boys today
- 53
- born since 1954
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Topper is the #10061 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 53 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Topper has been recorded 53 times among boys since 1954, currently ranked #10061 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, 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 1954 to 2025.
- #10061 among boys today
- 53 born since 1954
- 2020s peak decade
- 30% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Topper is currently the #10061 boys' name in America, more common than 30% of boys - 53 born since 1954, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10061
- among boys today
- 53
- born since 1954
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other boys
Topper vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10061
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 30% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Topper was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Topper in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Topper compares
53 17th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Topper's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Topper | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 23 | 22,252 |
Topper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Topper's full recorded timeline at 2021, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Topper at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,061
Active since
1954
Topper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Topper by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Topper's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Topper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Topper? ▼
Since 1954, Social Security records show 53 babies named Topper. Today it holds rank #10061 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 12 births.
When was Topper most popular? ▼
Topper was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Topper been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Topper since 1954 -- 72 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Topper? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Topher, Toprak, Topaz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1954–2025 (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. "Topper: #10061 Boys' Name - 53 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/topper. 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 Topper 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 July 2026.