Unisex name · since 2002
Townes
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 1,404 babies named Townes, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Townes is the #1321 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,404 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Townes has been recorded 1,404 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #1321 nationally and more common than 91% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #4,146 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,321 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,404 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Townes ranks #4,146 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,321 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,404 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,404
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Townes's 1,404 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Townes compares
1,404 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 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
Townes's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Townes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,404 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 34 | 22,252 |
Townes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Townes's full recorded timeline at 2014, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 147 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Townes popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Townes popularity over time - girls
107 total births recorded since 2018 (Townes as girls' name)
Townes by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (700 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Townes's strongest decade.
700 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Townes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
588 births
- 2020s
2020s
700 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 700 births (50% of all-time use).
How Townes compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Townes's total volume
Townes by state
Where Townes concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 333 | 23.7% |
| #2 | California | | 68 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 37 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.8% |
333 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Townes appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Townes's data
- Texas records the most Towness (333 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Townes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Townes 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 August 2026.