Recorded 1914–1922 Boys' name Peak 1914 15 births

Underwood — boys' name

15 babies named Underwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s10
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Underwood was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

5 babies were named Underwood in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Underwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Underwood between 1914 and 1922, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Underwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Underwood performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Underwood shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Underwood 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 15 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.

Underwood at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

15

Since 1914

9 years of records

Peak year

1914

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1914

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1922

Underwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1914

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
5 192219201914 5

Underwood by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Underwood's all-time total
1910s51920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Underwood?
15 babies have been named Underwood since 1914. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Underwood most popular?
Underwood was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Underwood been used?
Underwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 9 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Underwood?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Undra, Undray, Undrea, Undre, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.