Webster — #7227 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Webster

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,446 babies named Webster between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Webster currently holds the #7227 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 101 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Webster performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 746 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Webster shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 168 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Webster in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Webster 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 4,446 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.