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Once huge, now rare

At their peak more than 2 in every 1,000 babies got them; last year fewer than 1 in 10,000 did.

Biggest at their peak first.

The figures

60 names. Biggest at their peak first.
NameBirths in 2025RankBest year
Willie (boy)147#1,3151910
Fred (boy)80#1,9321885
Clarence (boy)117#1,4991895
Dewey (boy)28#3,8481898
Gerald (boy)168#1,2041939
Todd (boy)105#1,6091968
Chad (boy)96#1,6991973
Earl (boy)63#2,2301894
Herbert (boy)49#2,6411929
Grover (boy)24#4,2491885
Will (boy)170#1,1931882
Mike (boy)163#1,2311960
Norman (boy)169#1,1961931
Elmer (boy)165#1,2221897
Steve (boy)105#1,6091959
Craig (boy)102#1,6441970
Jeff (boy)35#3,3141962
Woodrow (boy)102#1,6441913
Jeffery (boy)110#1,5541962
Bernard (boy)137#1,3621921
Herman (boy)58#2,3631893
Dale (boy)129#1,4091958
Floyd (boy)63#2,2301897
Don (boy)89#1,7931934
Shaun (boy)79#1,9421978
Claude (boy)40#3,0361887
Lloyd (boy)111#1,5471918
Tom (boy)65#2,1831883
Chester (boy)107#1,5851918
Lester (boy)103#1,6341906
Glenn (boy)124#1,4431962
Jim (boy)38#3,1281886
Bill (boy)18#5,2081934
Willard (boy)47#2,7181915
Randall (boy)117#1,4991960
Clifford (boy)139#1,3521908
Cory (boy)160#1,2441988
Tim (boy)37#3,1811960
Barry (boy)114#1,5201962
Bert (boy)6#10,6951880
Milton (boy)125#1,4361912
Vernon (boy)133#1,3821919
Gene (boy)63#2,2301937
Cecil (boy)119#1,4861902
Charley (boy)87#1,8261880
Jimmie (boy)30#3,6581934
Marc (boy)162#1,2351970
Jessie (boy)126#1,4251910
Darryl (boy)69#2,1081965
Luther (boy)122#1,4591887
Homer (boy)21#4,7071893
Greg (boy)21#4,7071962
Guy (boy)103#1,6341891
Johnnie (boy)61#2,2841910
Rick (boy)40#3,0361958
Brett (boy)133#1,3821986
Bob (boy)7#9,7141934
Alton (boy)106#1,6021904
Sidney (boy)146#1,3231912
Brent (boy)116#1,5091970

Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.