Townsend — #3984 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Townsend

The Social Security Administration has registered 835 babies named Townsend between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Townsend currently holds the #3984 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Townsend performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Townsend shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Townsend in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Townsend 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 835 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.