# Social Security Administration API

> 2 public methods for Social Security Administration (ssa.gov), each 1 credit per completed run.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Social Security Administration.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/ssa.gov

## Methods

### [List top baby names](https://fous.com/methods/ssa.gov/list-top-baby-names.md)

`ssa.gov/list_top_baby_names`, read. Lists the ranked top baby names and birth counts for a U.S. birth year, nationwide or for one state.

Returns: rank, boy and girl names with birth counts, area, year, SSA page link

### [Get baby name popularity](https://fous.com/methods/ssa.gov/get-name-popularity.md)

`ssa.gov/get_name_popularity`, read. Gets yearly U.S. baby-name ranks and reported birth counts for a first name from Social Security data. Ranks cover the top 1,000 names for each sex; counts are given for the years the name is in that top 1,000.

Returns: name, sex, yearly rank and number of babies