Boys' name · since 1915

Weber

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Weber, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,318 of 45,481
all-time among boys
102
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade

Weber sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 102 recorded since 1915.

Weber has 102 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1915 to 2020.

  • #17,318 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 102 born since 1915
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Weber ranks #17,318 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,318 of 45,481
all-time among boys
102
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Weber's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Weber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Weber splits its recorded history at 2006: 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 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Weber popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
45678910 1915192219312006201420172020 5

Weber by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Weber's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Weber births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Weber? ▼
102 babies have been named Weber since 1915. All-time, it sits at #17,318 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
Where does Weber sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Weber ranks #17,318 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Weber most popular? ▼
Weber was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Weber been used? ▼
Records for Weber go back to 1915, giving 106 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Weber? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Webster, Webb, Webber. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Weber's data

  • Weber's decade-level peak was the 2010s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Weber

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Weber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2020 (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 Weber 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.