Social Security number holders
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 | 118,399 | 97,604 | 216,003 |
| 1881 | 108,276 | 98,855 | 207,131 |
| 1882 | 122,031 | 115,694 | 237,725 |
| 1883 | 112,475 | 120,061 | 232,536 |
| 1884 | 122,738 | 137,585 | 260,323 |
| 1885 | 115,945 | 141,947 | 257,892 |
| 1886 | 119,040 | 153,734 | 272,774 |
| 1887 | 109,311 | 155,422 | 264,733 |
| 1888 | 129,907 | 189,445 | 319,352 |
| 1889 | 119,032 | 189,218 | 308,250 |
| 1890 | 119,700 | 201,663 | 321,363 |
| 1891 | 109,265 | 196,567 | 305,832 |
| 1892 | 131,452 | 224,913 | 356,365 |
| 1893 | 121,041 | 225,232 | 346,273 |
| 1894 | 124,892 | 235,972 | 360,864 |
| 1895 | 126,641 | 247,105 | 373,746 |
| 1896 | 129,070 | 251,993 | 381,063 |
| 1897 | 121,942 | 248,275 | 370,217 |
| 1898 | 132,099 | 274,146 | 406,245 |
| 1899 | 115,194 | 247,489 | 362,683 |
| 1900 | 162,123 | 317,738 | 479,861 |
| 1901 | 115,592 | 254,229 | 369,821 |
| 1902 | 132,750 | 280,330 | 413,080 |
| 1903 | 129,321 | 278,195 | 407,516 |
| 1904 | 138,503 | 292,435 | 430,938 |
| 1905 | 143,232 | 309,862 | 453,094 |
| 1906 | 144,066 | 313,434 | 457,500 |
| 1907 | 158,584 | 337,432 | 496,016 |
| 1908 | 166,366 | 354,530 | 520,896 |
| 1909 | 176,863 | 368,094 | 544,957 |
| 1910 | 208,516 | 419,526 | 628,042 |
| 1911 | 241,395 | 441,817 | 683,212 |
| 1912 | 451,457 | 586,715 | 1,038,172 |
| 1913 | 536,247 | 654,913 | 1,191,160 |
| 1914 | 683,319 | 796,627 | 1,479,946 |
| 1915 | 880,922 | 1,023,861 | 1,904,783 |
| 1916 | 923,242 | 1,085,717 | 2,008,959 |
| 1917 | 959,307 | 1,123,689 | 2,082,996 |
| 1918 | 1,048,650 | 1,202,356 | 2,251,006 |
| 1919 | 1,015,326 | 1,174,635 | 2,189,961 |
| 1920 | 1,100,783 | 1,244,032 | 2,344,815 |
| 1921 | 1,137,928 | 1,279,718 | 2,417,646 |
| 1922 | 1,125,198 | 1,247,576 | 2,372,774 |
| 1923 | 1,132,273 | 1,252,461 | 2,384,734 |
| 1924 | 1,169,028 | 1,295,674 | 2,464,702 |
| 1925 | 1,151,417 | 1,263,079 | 2,414,496 |
| 1926 | 1,145,448 | 1,230,174 | 2,375,622 |
| 1927 | 1,161,913 | 1,236,439 | 2,398,352 |
| 1928 | 1,141,172 | 1,195,539 | 2,336,711 |
| 1929 | 1,107,611 | 1,157,559 | 2,265,170 |
| 1930 | 1,129,508 | 1,166,459 | 2,295,967 |
| 1931 | 1,069,787 | 1,103,725 | 2,173,512 |
| 1932 | 1,074,445 | 1,106,302 | 2,180,747 |
| 1933 | 1,020,207 | 1,046,041 | 2,066,248 |
| 1934 | 1,061,944 | 1,082,348 | 2,144,292 |
| 1935 | 1,069,609 | 1,086,781 | 2,156,390 |
| 1936 | 1,064,316 | 1,077,556 | 2,141,872 |
| 1937 | 1,093,661 | 1,101,865 | 2,195,526 |
| 1938 | 1,136,496 | 1,141,451 | 2,277,947 |
| 1939 | 1,133,317 | 1,134,080 | 2,267,397 |
| 1940 | 1,186,202 | 1,181,353 | 2,367,555 |
| 1941 | 1,254,885 | 1,246,013 | 2,500,898 |
| 1942 | 1,408,343 | 1,390,492 | 2,798,835 |
| 1943 | 1,454,624 | 1,435,400 | 2,890,024 |
| 1944 | 1,389,179 | 1,366,531 | 2,755,710 |
| 1945 | 1,371,477 | 1,346,120 | 2,717,597 |
| 1946 | 1,650,415 | 1,612,919 | 3,263,334 |
| 1947 | 1,857,624 | 1,817,886 | 3,675,510 |
| 1948 | 1,782,759 | 1,742,689 | 3,525,448 |
| 1949 | 1,802,043 | 1,755,523 | 3,557,566 |
| 1950 | 1,818,800 | 1,758,529 | 3,577,329 |
| 1951 | 1,911,684 | 1,847,286 | 3,758,970 |
| 1952 | 1,973,280 | 1,901,996 | 3,875,276 |
| 1953 | 2,002,247 | 1,929,501 | 3,931,748 |
| 1954 | 2,069,150 | 1,990,851 | 4,060,001 |
| 1955 | 2,090,280 | 2,004,919 | 4,095,199 |
| 1956 | 2,146,227 | 2,059,527 | 4,205,754 |
| 1957 | 2,188,975 | 2,098,150 | 4,287,125 |
| 1958 | 2,154,629 | 2,065,656 | 4,220,285 |
| 1959 | 2,167,435 | 2,078,922 | 4,246,357 |
| 1960 | 2,165,227 | 2,079,752 | 4,244,979 |
| 1961 | 2,157,251 | 2,077,241 | 4,234,492 |
| 1962 | 2,102,112 | 2,027,039 | 4,129,151 |
| 1963 | 2,064,506 | 1,988,080 | 4,052,586 |
| 1964 | 2,027,049 | 1,957,392 | 3,984,441 |
| 1965 | 1,894,554 | 1,827,483 | 3,722,037 |
| 1966 | 1,817,667 | 1,755,816 | 3,573,483 |
| 1967 | 1,779,410 | 1,716,888 | 3,496,298 |
| 1968 | 1,775,459 | 1,709,723 | 3,485,182 |
| 1969 | 1,829,092 | 1,762,777 | 3,591,869 |
| 1970 | 1,904,737 | 1,831,904 | 3,736,641 |
| 1971 | 1,817,902 | 1,752,647 | 3,570,549 |
| 1972 | 1,673,992 | 1,612,596 | 3,286,588 |
| 1973 | 1,613,654 | 1,554,131 | 3,167,785 |
| 1974 | 1,630,227 | 1,566,268 | 3,196,495 |
| 1975 | 1,622,390 | 1,560,912 | 3,183,302 |
| 1976 | 1,632,576 | 1,571,901 | 3,204,477 |
| 1977 | 1,709,413 | 1,645,037 | 3,354,450 |
| 1978 | 1,708,628 | 1,643,933 | 3,352,561 |
| 1979 | 1,791,344 | 1,723,300 | 3,514,644 |
| 1980 | 1,854,778 | 1,780,659 | 3,635,437 |
| 1981 | 1,862,380 | 1,788,557 | 3,650,937 |
| 1982 | 1,887,173 | 1,814,326 | 3,701,499 |
| 1983 | 1,863,622 | 1,789,707 | 3,653,329 |
| 1984 | 1,876,752 | 1,803,375 | 3,680,127 |
| 1985 | 1,924,481 | 1,846,392 | 3,770,873 |
| 1986 | 1,921,760 | 1,845,563 | 3,767,323 |
| 1987 | 1,950,312 | 1,874,260 | 3,824,572 |
| 1988 | 2,002,394 | 1,923,178 | 3,925,572 |
| 1989 | 2,096,078 | 1,992,224 | 4,088,302 |
| 1990 | 2,152,182 | 2,054,480 | 4,206,662 |
| 1991 | 2,119,814 | 2,033,491 | 4,153,305 |
| 1992 | 2,099,321 | 2,004,732 | 4,104,053 |
| 1993 | 2,065,612 | 1,971,587 | 4,037,199 |
| 1994 | 2,038,452 | 1,949,449 | 3,987,901 |
| 1995 | 2,011,466 | 1,921,592 | 3,933,058 |
| 1996 | 2,003,826 | 1,917,301 | 3,921,127 |
| 1997 | 1,997,856 | 1,909,295 | 3,907,151 |
| 1998 | 2,027,706 | 1,938,570 | 3,966,276 |
| 1999 | 2,039,073 | 1,946,860 | 3,985,933 |
| 2000 | 2,088,393 | 1,995,803 | 4,084,196 |
| 2001 | 2,068,475 | 1,981,011 | 4,049,486 |
| 2002 | 2,066,743 | 1,975,117 | 4,041,860 |
| 2003 | 2,101,335 | 2,006,589 | 4,107,924 |
| 2004 | 2,113,527 | 2,017,951 | 4,131,478 |
| 2005 | 2,127,502 | 2,029,711 | 4,157,213 |
| 2006 | 2,192,597 | 2,090,691 | 4,283,288 |
| 2007 | 2,215,324 | 2,116,707 | 4,332,031 |
| 2008 | 2,180,723 | 2,083,160 | 4,263,883 |
| 2009 | 2,121,300 | 2,025,406 | 4,146,706 |
| 2010 | 2,054,716 | 1,961,009 | 4,015,725 |
| 2011 | 2,031,771 | 1,937,998 | 3,969,769 |
| 2012 | 2,029,555 | 1,939,883 | 3,969,438 |
| 2013 | 2,021,150 | 1,928,128 | 3,949,278 |
| 2014 | 2,049,764 | 1,956,802 | 4,006,566 |
| 2015 | 2,044,998 | 1,951,460 | 3,996,458 |
| 2016 | 2,026,276 | 1,936,463 | 3,962,739 |
| 2017 | 1,979,934 | 1,889,921 | 3,869,855 |
| 2018 | 1,944,673 | 1,860,579 | 3,805,252 |
| 2019 | 1,922,981 | 1,835,984 | 3,758,965 |
| 2020 | 1,851,196 | 1,769,095 | 3,620,291 |
| 2021 | 1,875,438 | 1,793,216 | 3,668,654 |
| 2022 | 1,875,536 | 1,795,358 | 3,670,894 |
| 2023 | 1,838,961 | 1,756,348 | 3,595,309 |
| 2024 | 1,845,330 | 1,767,447 | 3,612,777 |