Boys' name · since 1921
Tudor
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Tudor, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,036 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tudor is the #12177 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 79 recorded since 1921.
Tudor has 79 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12177 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #19,036 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,177 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 79 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tudor ranks #19,036 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,177 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,036 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tudor's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tudor compares
79 22nd percentile among 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
Tudor's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tudor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tudor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tudor splits its recorded history at 2011: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tudor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Currently ranks #12177 among boys.
79 total births across 105 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 9 births in a single year.
Tudor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Tudor's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tudor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (41% of all-time use).
Tudor decade highlights
- Peak decade 32 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Tudor's data
- Tudor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tudor
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tudor
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tudor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Tudor 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.
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