Boys' name · since 1880
Weaver
525 babies named Weaver in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 525
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Weaver sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 525 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Weaver has been recorded 525 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #7,677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 525 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Weaver ranks #7,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 525 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 525
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Weaver's 525 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Weaver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Weaver's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Weaver popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1914)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Weaver by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (139 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Weaver's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Weaver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
121 births
- 1920s
1920s
139 births
- 1930s
1930s
82 births
- 1940s
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 139 births (26% of all-time use).
How Weaver 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 Weaver's total volume
Weaver by state
Where Weaver concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 31 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
31 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Weaver's data
- Weaver's decade-level peak was the 1920s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Weavers (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Weaver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Weaver 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.