Social Security Administration

Baby name popularity, baby name ranks and baby name birth counts

The Social Security Administration reports annual U.S. baby-name ranks and counts nationwide since 1880 and by state since 1960; counts under five are withheld.

Get name popularity

Get yearly U.S. baby-name ranks and reported birth counts from Social Security data. Ranks cover the top 1,000 names for each sex; counts are unavailable for names reported fewer than five times.

Your information

SexOptional

Birth-record sex, such as female. Defaults to the more common sex for this name across the available years.

To YearOptional

Last birth year to include, such as 2025. Defaults to the latest available year.

From YearOptional

First birth year to include, such as 1990. Defaults to 1990.

First Name

First name to check, such as Olivia.

1 credit per run

Example results

Sex: male
Name: James
Years: Years
Year Page Link Popularity Rank Number of Babies
1990
ssa.gov
8
32,359
1991
ssa.gov
7
30,514
1992
ssa.gov
9
28,513
1993
ssa.gov
14
26,259

Years
Year	Page Link	Popularity Rank	Number of Babies
1990	ssa.gov	8	32,359
1991	ssa.gov	7	30,514
1992	ssa.gov	9	28,513
1993	ssa.gov	14	26,259

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration (SSA) Get name popularity returns yearly U.S. ranks and reported birth counts for a required first name.

Birth-record sex and year bounds are optional inputs to Get name popularity.

List top baby names returns ranked U.S. or state names and birth counts for a year, with optional state and result limit.

Built by Fous from ssa.gov and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Social Security Administration.

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Get name popularity

1 credit per run

Get yearly U.S. baby-name ranks and reported birth counts from Social Security data. Ranks cover the top 1,000 names for each sex; counts are unavailable for names reported fewer than five times.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Sex`sex`	Text	Optional	Birth-record sex, such as female. Defaults to the more common sex for this name across the available years.Example: Male
To Year`to_year`	Number	Optional	Last birth year to include, such as 2025. Defaults to the latest available year.Example: 1993
From Year`from_year`	Number	Optional	First birth year to include, such as 1990. Defaults to 1990.Example: 1990
First Name`first_name`	Text	Required	First name to check, such as Olivia.Example: James

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Sex`sex`	Text	Birth-record sex used for the rankings.Example: Male
Name`name`	Text	Name as reported by Social Security.Example: James
Years`years`	List	Annual popularity in chronological order. A missing count means fewer than five births were reported for that name and sex.
Year`years[].year`	Number	Birth year.Example: 1990
Page Link`years[].page_link`	Text	Social Security page for looking up this year’s baby-name popularity.Example: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/
Popularity Rank`years[].popularity_rank`	Number	Rank among names of this sex, or null if not in the top 1,000.Example: 8
Number of Babies`years[].number_of_babies`	Number	Reported births with this name and sex, or null when unavailable.Example: 32359

Example result

For Sex: Male, To Year: 1993, From Year: 1990, First Name: James

JSON

{
  "sex": "male",
  "name": "James",
  "years": [
    {
      "year": 1990,
      "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/",
      "popularity_rank": 8,
      "number_of_babies": 32359
    },
    {
      "year": 1991,
      "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/",
      "popularity_rank": 7,
      "number_of_babies": 30514
    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
      "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/",
      "popularity_rank": 9,
      "number_of_babies": 28513
    }
  ]
}

List top baby names

1 credit per run

List ranked U.S. baby names and birth counts for a year, nationwide or in a state. National years begin in 1880; state years begin in 1960. State lists contain at most 100 ranks.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Year`year`	Number	Optional	Birth year, such as 2024. Defaults to the latest available year.Example: 2024
State`state`	Text	Optional	U.S. state name or two-letter code, such as California or CA. Leave blank for the whole United States.Example: California
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum ranks to return, such as 20. Up to 100 for a state, or 1000 nationwide.Example: 20

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Area`area`	Text	United States or state name.Example: United States
Year`year`	Number	Birth year.Example: 2025
Names`names`	List
Rank`names[].rank`	Number	Example: 1
Boy Name`names[].boy_name`	Text	Example: Liam
Girl Name`names[].girl_name`	Text	Example: Olivia
Page Link`names[].page_link`	Text	SSA page where visitors can select and view this list.Example: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/
Number of Boys`names[].number_of_boys`	Number	Example: 20818
Number of Girls`names[].number_of_girls`	Number	Example: 13544

Example result

For

JSON

{
  "area": "United States",
  "year": 2025,
  "names": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "boy_name": "Liam",
      "girl_name": "Olivia",
      "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/",
      "number_of_boys": 20818,
      "number_of_girls": 13544
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "boy_name": "Noah",
      "girl_name": "Charlotte",
      "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/",
      "number_of_boys": 20358,
      "number_of_girls": 13400
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "boy_name": "Oliver",
      "girl_name": "Emma",
      "page_link": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/",
      "number_of_boys": 14939,
      "number_of_girls": 12754
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@social-security-administration",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_name_popularity",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "sex": "male",
    "to_year": 1993,
    "from_year": 1990,
    "first_name": "James"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Track a first name’s rank and reported births over time
Compare ranked baby names across states
Find top boy and girl names for a birth year
Review national baby-name rankings by year

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Social Security Administration?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Social Security Administration. This workflow reads the public ssa.gov website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Social Security Administration account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from ssa.gov when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.