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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 |
118,406 | 97,608 | 216,014 |
1881 |
108,293 | 98,862 | 207,155 |
1882 |
122,035 | 115,702 | 237,737 |
1883 |
112,489 | 120,068 | 232,557 |
1884 |
122,745 | 137,588 | 260,333 |
1885 |
115,947 | 141,959 | 257,906 |
1886 |
119,045 | 153,745 | 272,790 |
1887 |
109,314 | 155,424 | 264,738 |
1888 |
129,914 | 189,455 | 319,369 |
1889 |
119,046 | 189,224 | 308,270 |
1890 |
119,704 | 201,664 | 321,368 |
1891 |
109,272 | 196,579 | 305,851 |
1892 |
131,460 | 224,926 | 356,386 |
1893 |
121,046 | 225,240 | 346,286 |
1894 |
124,908 | 235,978 | 360,886 |
1895 |
126,654 | 247,114 | 373,768 |
1896 |
129,086 | 252,002 | 381,088 |
1897 |
121,957 | 248,275 | 370,232 |
1898 |
132,120 | 274,155 | 406,275 |
1899 |
115,206 | 247,493 | 362,699 |
1900 |
162,276 | 317,900 | 480,176 |
1901 |
115,605 | 254,240 | 369,845 |
1902 |
132,755 | 280,337 | 413,092 |
1903 |
129,333 | 278,200 | 407,533 |
1904 |
138,515 | 292,446 | 430,961 |
1905 |
143,247 | 309,883 | 453,130 |
1906 |
144,076 | 313,407 | 457,483 |
1907 |
158,595 | 337,412 | 496,007 |
1908 |
166,358 | 354,450 | 520,808 |
1909 |
176,844 | 367,971 | 544,815 |
1910 |
208,471 | 419,337 | 627,808 |
1911 |
241,308 | 441,509 | 682,817 |
1912 |
451,391 | 586,332 | 1,037,723 |
1913 |
536,102 | 654,436 | 1,190,538 |
1914 |
683,288 | 796,141 | 1,479,429 |
1915 |
881,093 | 1,023,704 | 1,904,797 |
1916 |
923,273 | 1,085,535 | 2,008,808 |
1917 |
959,319 | 1,123,517 | 2,082,836 |
1918 |
1,049,165 | 1,202,299 | 2,251,464 |
1919 |
1,015,505 | 1,174,586 | 2,190,091 |
1920 |
1,100,840 | 1,243,817 | 2,344,657 |
1921 |
1,137,775 | 1,279,311 | 2,417,086 |
1922 |
1,125,518 | 1,247,348 | 2,372,866 |
1923 |
1,132,357 | 1,252,217 | 2,384,574 |
1924 |
1,168,812 | 1,295,632 | 2,464,444 |
1925 |
1,151,048 | 1,262,820 | 2,413,868 |
1926 |
1,145,175 | 1,229,618 | 2,374,793 |
1927 |
1,160,954 | 1,236,115 | 2,397,069 |
1928 |
1,140,351 | 1,194,897 | 2,335,248 |
1929 |
1,106,526 | 1,157,238 | 2,263,764 |
1930 |
1,128,359 | 1,165,899 | 2,294,258 |
1931 |
1,068,311 | 1,103,042 | 2,171,353 |
1932 |
1,073,525 | 1,106,033 | 2,179,558 |
1933 |
1,018,970 | 1,045,474 | 2,064,444 |
1934 |
1,061,051 | 1,081,935 | 2,142,986 |
1935 |
1,068,675 | 1,086,401 | 2,155,076 |
1936 |
1,063,597 | 1,077,211 | 2,140,808 |
1937 |
1,092,690 | 1,101,493 | 2,194,183 |
1938 |
1,135,670 | 1,141,141 | 2,276,811 |
1939 |
1,132,656 | 1,133,804 | 2,266,460 |
1940 |
1,185,563 | 1,181,172 | 2,366,735 |
1941 |
1,254,078 | 1,245,606 | 2,499,684 |
1942 |
1,407,858 | 1,390,448 | 2,798,306 |
1943 |
1,454,170 | 1,434,975 | 2,889,145 |
1944 |
1,387,801 | 1,366,050 | 2,753,851 |
1945 |
1,370,922 | 1,346,201 | 2,717,123 |
1946 |
1,648,786 | 1,612,027 | 3,260,813 |
1947 |
1,853,636 | 1,816,591 | 3,670,227 |
1948 |
1,779,181 | 1,741,400 | 3,520,581 |
1949 |
1,797,312 | 1,754,320 | 3,551,632 |
1950 |
1,818,359 | 1,758,441 | 3,576,800 |
1951 |
1,905,493 | 1,844,411 | 3,749,904 |
1952 |
1,973,152 | 1,902,173 | 3,875,325 |
1953 |
1,998,189 | 1,928,065 | 3,926,254 |
1954 |
2,067,022 | 1,990,445 | 4,057,467 |
1955 |
2,087,499 | 2,004,058 | 4,091,557 |
1956 |
2,143,500 | 2,059,097 | 4,202,597 |
1957 |
2,186,638 | 2,097,134 | 4,283,772 |
1958 |
2,151,740 | 2,064,481 | 4,216,221 |
1959 |
2,165,714 | 2,078,119 | 4,243,833 |
1960 |
2,165,614 | 2,079,788 | 4,245,402 |
1961 |
2,154,179 | 2,075,207 | 4,229,386 |
1962 |
2,101,538 | 2,026,692 | 4,128,230 |
1963 |
2,064,743 | 1,987,498 | 4,052,241 |
1964 |
2,026,538 | 1,956,598 | 3,983,136 |
1965 |
1,895,045 | 1,826,944 | 3,721,989 |
1966 |
1,817,245 | 1,755,139 | 3,572,384 |
1967 |
1,779,254 | 1,716,356 | 3,495,610 |
1968 |
1,775,480 | 1,709,204 | 3,484,684 |
1969 |
1,829,474 | 1,762,172 | 3,591,646 |
1970 |
1,904,143 | 1,831,205 | 3,735,348 |
1971 |
1,816,632 | 1,751,465 | 3,568,097 |
1972 |
1,673,606 | 1,612,180 | 3,285,786 |
1973 |
1,612,764 | 1,553,576 | 3,166,340 |
1974 |
1,629,309 | 1,565,664 | 3,194,973 |
1975 |
1,621,334 | 1,560,019 | 3,181,353 |
1976 |
1,631,666 | 1,571,260 | 3,202,926 |
1977 |
1,707,798 | 1,644,026 | 3,351,824 |
1978 |
1,706,686 | 1,642,703 | 3,349,389 |
1979 |
1,789,469 | 1,722,177 | 3,511,646 |
1980 |
1,851,974 | 1,778,997 | 3,630,971 |
1981 |
1,859,692 | 1,786,720 | 3,646,412 |
1982 |
1,884,209 | 1,812,320 | 3,696,529 |
1983 |
1,860,746 | 1,787,856 | 3,648,602 |
1984 |
1,873,781 | 1,801,347 | 3,675,128 |
1985 |
1,921,817 | 1,844,473 | 3,766,290 |
1986 |
1,919,044 | 1,843,522 | 3,762,566 |
1987 |
1,948,086 | 1,872,780 | 3,820,866 |
1988 |
1,999,311 | 1,920,735 | 3,920,046 |
1989 |
2,094,747 | 1,991,560 | 4,086,307 |
1990 |
2,149,707 | 2,052,689 | 4,202,396 |
1991 |
2,118,168 | 2,032,332 | 4,150,500 |
1992 |
2,097,038 | 2,003,122 | 4,100,160 |
1993 |
2,063,435 | 1,969,661 | 4,033,096 |
1994 |
2,036,328 | 1,947,681 | 3,984,009 |
1995 |
2,009,577 | 1,919,994 | 3,929,571 |
1996 |
2,002,009 | 1,915,740 | 3,917,749 |
1997 |
1,995,976 | 1,907,562 | 3,903,538 |
1998 |
2,025,591 | 1,936,498 | 3,962,089 |
1999 |
2,036,590 | 1,944,557 | 3,981,147 |
2000 |
2,085,328 | 1,992,886 | 4,078,214 |
2001 |
2,065,276 | 1,977,728 | 4,043,004 |
2002 |
2,063,106 | 1,971,469 | 4,034,575 |
2003 |
2,097,111 | 2,002,451 | 4,099,562 |
2004 |
2,108,360 | 2,012,900 | 4,121,260 |
2005 |
2,120,944 | 2,023,169 | 4,144,113 |
2006 |
2,183,803 | 2,082,378 | 4,266,181 |
2007 |
2,203,812 | 2,105,895 | 4,309,707 |
2008 |
2,150,808 | 2,055,373 | 4,206,181 |
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