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Beyond the top 1000 names
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Our popular name data come from applications for Social Security cards. The table below shows the number of
applicants for a Social Security card by year of birth and sex. The number of such applicants is restricted to
U. S. births where the year of birth, sex, State of birth (50 States and District of Columbia) are known, and
where the given name is at least 2 characters long.
Number of Social Security card holders born in the U. S.
by year of birth and sex
Year of
birth |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1880 |
118,409 |
97,609 |
216,018 |
| 1881 |
108,293 |
98,864 |
207,157 |
| 1882 |
122,038 |
115,702 |
237,740 |
| 1883 |
112,491 |
120,071 |
232,562 |
| 1884 |
122,745 |
137,591 |
260,336 |
| 1885 |
115,950 |
141,958 |
257,908 |
| 1886 |
119,044 |
153,746 |
272,790 |
| 1887 |
109,320 |
155,425 |
264,745 |
| 1888 |
129,915 |
189,455 |
319,370 |
| 1889 |
119,050 |
189,222 |
308,272 |
| 1890 |
119,707 |
201,665 |
321,372 |
| 1891 |
109,272 |
196,577 |
305,849 |
| 1892 |
131,459 |
224,923 |
356,382 |
| 1893 |
121,056 |
225,236 |
346,292 |
| 1894 |
124,912 |
235,980 |
360,892 |
| 1895 |
126,660 |
247,114 |
373,774 |
| 1896 |
129,091 |
252,013 |
381,104 |
| 1897 |
121,957 |
248,270 |
370,227 |
| 1898 |
132,125 |
274,156 |
406,281 |
| 1899 |
115,206 |
247,497 |
362,703 |
| 1900 |
162,317 |
317,939 |
480,256 |
| 1901 |
115,612 |
254,243 |
369,855 |
| 1902 |
132,762 |
280,336 |
413,098 |
| 1903 |
129,339 |
278,196 |
407,535 |
| 1904 |
138,515 |
292,447 |
430,962 |
| 1905 |
143,258 |
309,877 |
453,135 |
| 1906 |
144,081 |
313,395 |
457,476 |
| 1907 |
158,590 |
337,390 |
495,980 |
| 1908 |
166,350 |
354,414 |
520,764 |
| 1909 |
176,833 |
367,915 |
544,748 |
| 1910 |
208,441 |
419,221 |
627,662 |
| 1911 |
241,261 |
441,359 |
682,620 |
| 1912 |
451,353 |
586,156 |
1,037,509 |
| 1913 |
536,041 |
654,238 |
1,190,279 |
| 1914 |
683,282 |
795,911 |
1,479,193 |
| 1915 |
881,127 |
1,023,628 |
1,904,755 |
| 1916 |
923,288 |
1,085,504 |
2,008,792 |
| 1917 |
959,292 |
1,123,433 |
2,082,725 |
| 1918 |
1,049,356 |
1,202,288 |
2,251,644 |
| 1919 |
1,015,555 |
1,174,579 |
2,190,134 |
| 1920 |
1,100,847 |
1,243,773 |
2,344,620 |
| 1921 |
1,137,748 |
1,279,162 |
2,416,910 |
| 1922 |
1,125,552 |
1,247,321 |
2,372,873 |
| 1923 |
1,132,390 |
1,252,144 |
2,384,534 |
| 1924 |
1,168,661 |
1,295,626 |
2,464,287 |
| 1925 |
1,150,921 |
1,262,790 |
2,413,711 |
| 1926 |
1,145,072 |
1,229,524 |
2,374,596 |
| 1927 |
1,160,696 |
1,236,054 |
2,396,750 |
| 1928 |
1,140,210 |
1,194,759 |
2,334,969 |
| 1929 |
1,106,389 |
1,157,189 |
2,263,578 |
| 1930 |
1,128,096 |
1,165,835 |
2,293,931 |
| 1931 |
1,068,058 |
1,102,870 |
2,170,928 |
| 1932 |
1,073,431 |
1,106,025 |
2,179,456 |
| 1933 |
1,018,761 |
1,045,439 |
2,064,200 |
| 1934 |
1,060,917 |
1,081,896 |
2,142,813 |
| 1935 |
1,068,511 |
1,086,335 |
2,154,846 |
| 1936 |
1,063,552 |
1,077,184 |
2,140,736 |
| 1937 |
1,092,583 |
1,101,441 |
2,194,024 |
| 1938 |
1,135,560 |
1,141,112 |
2,276,672 |
| 1939 |
1,132,553 |
1,133,782 |
2,266,335 |
| 1940 |
1,185,653 |
1,181,197 |
2,366,850 |
| 1941 |
1,254,280 |
1,245,627 |
2,499,907 |
| 1942 |
1,409,020 |
1,390,817 |
2,799,837 |
| 1943 |
1,452,006 |
1,434,147 |
2,886,153 |
| 1944 |
1,387,377 |
1,366,099 |
2,753,476 |
| 1945 |
1,372,085 |
1,346,596 |
2,718,681 |
| 1946 |
1,646,164 |
1,610,745 |
3,256,909 |
| 1947 |
1,852,788 |
1,816,421 |
3,669,209 |
| 1948 |
1,778,912 |
1,741,317 |
3,520,229 |
| 1949 |
1,797,036 |
1,754,386 |
3,551,422 |
| 1950 |
1,818,376 |
1,758,409 |
3,576,785 |
| 1951 |
1,905,115 |
1,844,182 |
3,749,297 |
| 1952 |
1,973,169 |
1,902,154 |
3,875,323 |
| 1953 |
1,997,769 |
1,927,924 |
3,925,693 |
| 1954 |
2,066,826 |
1,990,443 |
4,057,269 |
| 1955 |
2,087,268 |
2,004,001 |
4,091,269 |
| 1956 |
2,143,220 |
2,059,045 |
4,202,265 |
| 1957 |
2,186,417 |
2,097,012 |
4,283,429 |
| 1958 |
2,151,402 |
2,064,347 |
4,215,749 |
| 1959 |
2,165,507 |
2,078,057 |
4,243,564 |
| 1960 |
2,165,464 |
2,079,764 |
4,245,228 |
| 1961 |
2,153,790 |
2,075,050 |
4,228,840 |
| 1962 |
2,101,297 |
2,026,610 |
4,127,907 |
| 1963 |
2,064,565 |
1,987,436 |
4,052,001 |
| 1964 |
2,026,286 |
1,956,580 |
3,982,866 |
| 1965 |
1,894,860 |
1,826,915 |
3,721,775 |
| 1966 |
1,816,978 |
1,755,069 |
3,572,047 |
| 1967 |
1,779,019 |
1,716,388 |
3,495,407 |
| 1968 |
1,775,252 |
1,709,150 |
3,484,402 |
| 1969 |
1,829,179 |
1,762,065 |
3,591,244 |
| 1970 |
1,903,609 |
1,831,007 |
3,734,616 |
| 1971 |
1,816,055 |
1,751,289 |
3,567,344 |
| 1972 |
1,673,258 |
1,612,108 |
3,285,366 |
| 1973 |
1,612,391 |
1,553,450 |
3,165,841 |
| 1974 |
1,628,962 |
1,565,570 |
3,194,532 |
| 1975 |
1,620,948 |
1,559,915 |
3,180,863 |
| 1976 |
1,631,216 |
1,571,096 |
3,202,312 |
| 1977 |
1,707,351 |
1,643,816 |
3,351,167 |
| 1978 |
1,706,164 |
1,642,458 |
3,348,622 |
| 1979 |
1,789,091 |
1,721,991 |
3,511,082 |
| 1980 |
1,851,456 |
1,778,757 |
3,630,213 |
| 1981 |
1,859,290 |
1,786,456 |
3,645,746 |
| 1982 |
1,883,780 |
1,812,005 |
3,695,785 |
| 1983 |
1,860,491 |
1,787,686 |
3,648,177 |
| 1984 |
1,873,484 |
1,801,132 |
3,674,616 |
| 1985 |
1,921,652 |
1,844,264 |
3,765,916 |
| 1986 |
1,918,804 |
1,843,324 |
3,762,128 |
| 1987 |
1,947,838 |
1,872,528 |
3,820,366 |
| 1988 |
1,998,988 |
1,920,397 |
3,919,385 |
| 1989 |
2,094,537 |
1,991,445 |
4,085,982 |
| 1990 |
2,149,567 |
2,052,576 |
4,202,143 |
| 1991 |
2,117,827 |
2,032,026 |
4,149,853 |
| 1992 |
2,096,545 |
2,002,746 |
4,099,291 |
| 1993 |
2,063,193 |
1,969,432 |
4,032,625 |
| 1994 |
2,036,144 |
1,947,547 |
3,983,691 |
| 1995 |
2,009,425 |
1,919,838 |
3,929,263 |
| 1996 |
2,001,801 |
1,915,537 |
3,917,338 |
| 1997 |
1,995,681 |
1,907,280 |
3,902,961 |
| 1998 |
2,025,211 |
1,936,157 |
3,961,368 |
| 1999 |
2,036,153 |
1,944,130 |
3,980,283 |
| 2000 |
2,084,764 |
1,992,353 |
4,077,117 |
| 2001 |
2,064,578 |
1,977,026 |
4,041,604 |
| 2002 |
2,062,276 |
1,970,660 |
4,032,936 |
| 2003 |
2,095,954 |
2,001,371 |
4,097,325 |
| 2004 |
2,106,835 |
2,011,402 |
4,118,237 |
| 2005 |
2,118,605 |
2,020,939 |
4,139,544 |
| 2006 |
2,179,599 |
2,078,667 |
4,258,266 |
| 2007 |
2,180,301 |
2,084,051 |
4,264,352 |
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