Boys' name · since 1880
York
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 955 babies named York, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 955
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
York is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 955 have been recorded since 1880.
York has 955 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #5,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 955 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, York ranks #5,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 955 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 955
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
York's 955 recorded births place it above 88.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
York's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
York splits its recorded history at 1965: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
York popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1971)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
York popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2018 (York as girls' name)
York by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (142 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was York's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
York births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
89 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s
1960s
142 births
- 1970s
1970s
97 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 142 births (15% of all-time use).
How York 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 York's total volume
York by state
Where York concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
7 of 955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with York's data
- York's decade-level peak was the 1960s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yorks (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 York: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
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 York 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.