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NameAlmanac

Tools

Four tools that answer from SSA’s records of 105,948 names given since 1880 (files published May 8, 2026): how popular and how common a name is, how old the people with a name are, two names side by side, and real names drawn from any year.

Every tool reads the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, the same records as the name pages.

Every tool

  1. How old are people with your name?The ages of the Americans alive today who carry a name.
  2. Compare two namesBirths, ranks, peak and living estimate side by side.
  3. Random real names, by yearNames drawn from any year since 1880, weighted by how often they were given.
  4. Name lookupHow popular and how common any name is: its 2025 rank, births since 1880 and the living.