Baby Name Popularity Lookup
Type any name to see its latest SSA rank, total recorded births, and whether it's used for boys, girls, or both.
Enter at least two letters to search the full SSA name record.
How does the name lookup work?
Where does the lookup data come from?
Every result is read live from the U.S. Social Security Administration baby-name files (national data, 1880–2025). Ranks reflect the most recent release year; nothing is hardcoded.
Why does one name appear twice?
A name given to both boys and girls is recorded separately for each sex, so it can appear as two rows, for example a "Boys" entry and a "Girls" entry, each with its own rank and total.
What does the rank mean?
Rank is the name's position among all names of that sex in the latest data year, rank 1 is the single most common name that year. Names that fell below the SSA disclosure floor (5 births) in the latest year have no current rank.
What to do with this lookup
- This tool searches all 105,966 distinct names in the SSA archive live -- try a partial spelling if you're unsure of the exact one.
- Prefer to browse by popularity tier instead of searching by spelling? Name Finder
- Weighing this name against another? Compare names
Rank and totals reflect the latest SSA release year; names below the 5-occurrence disclosure floor show no current rank.
According to the Social Security Administration, as of June 2026 this tool searches the agency's public-use baby-name files directly, which document 105,966 distinct names spanning 1880-2025.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This Name Lookup tool queries the SSA baby-name database live, no result is precomputed or typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.