Recorded 1915–2020 Boys' name Peak 2008 102 births

Weber — boys' name

102 babies named Weber in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s271930s51950s52000s202010s342020s5
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Weber was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Weber in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Weber

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Weber between 1915 and 2020, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Weber currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Weber performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Weber shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Weber 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 102 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.

Weber at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

102

Since 1915

106 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1915

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2020

Weber popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Weber by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
34 births that decade — 33% of Weber's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Weber?
102 babies have been named Weber since 1915. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
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?
Weber has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 106 years of data 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.

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, 1915–2020 (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.