# Social Security Administration API: List top baby names > Lists the ranked top baby names and birth counts for a U.S. birth year, nationwide or for one state. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Social Security Administration. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/ssa.gov/list-top-baby-names - Method: `ssa.gov/list_top_baby_names`, version 1 - Website: ssa.gov - Returns: rank, boy and girl names with birth counts, area, year, SSA page link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `year` | integer | no | `2024` | Birth year, such as 2024. Defaults to the latest available year. | | `state` | string | no | `"California"` | U.S. state name or two-letter code, such as California or CA. Leave blank for the whole United States. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `20` | Maximum ranks to return, such as 20. Up to 100 for a state, or 1000 nationwide. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "year": 2024, "state": "California", "max_results": 20 } ``` Its output: ```json { "area": "California", "year": 2024, "names": [ { "rank": 1, "boy_name": "Liam", "girl_name": "Mia", "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/state/", "number_of_boys": 2727, "number_of_girls": 1991 }, { "rank": 2, "boy_name": "Noah", "girl_name": "Olivia", "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/state/", "number_of_boys": 2685, "number_of_girls": 1938 }, { "rank": 3, "boy_name": "Mateo", "girl_name": "Camila", "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/state/", "number_of_boys": 2369, "number_of_girls": 1887 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"ssa.gov/list_top_baby_names","input":{"year":2024,"state":"California","max_results":20}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What were the most popular baby names in the US in 2023? - Show me the top 10 girl and boy names for births in Texas in 2021 - Which names ranked highest for newborns in CA last year? - Give me the top 50 baby names nationwide for 2019 with birth counts - What were the top boy names in Ohio in 2015 according to the Social Security Administration? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [], "properties": { "year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Birth year, such as 2024. Defaults to the latest available year." }, "state": { "type": "string", "description": "U.S. state name or two-letter code, such as California or CA. Leave blank for the whole United States." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 1000, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum ranks to return, such as 20. Up to 100 for a state, or 1000 nationwide." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "year", "area", "names" ], "properties": { "area": { "type": "string", "description": "United States or state name." }, "year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Birth year." }, "names": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "rank", "boy_name", "number_of_boys", "girl_name", "number_of_girls", "page_link" ], "properties": { "rank": { "type": "integer" }, "boy_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "girl_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "page_link": { "type": "string", "description": "SSA page where visitors can select and view this list." }, "number_of_boys": { "type": "integer" }, "number_of_girls": { "type": "integer" } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Social Security Administration API: Get baby name popularity](https://fous.com/methods/ssa.gov/get-name-popularity.md): Gets yearly U.S. baby-name ranks and reported birth counts for a first name from Social Security data. 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