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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 |
118,400 | 97,605 | 216,005 |
1881 |
108,282 | 98,855 | 207,137 |
1882 |
122,031 | 115,695 | 237,726 |
1883 |
112,477 | 120,059 | 232,536 |
1884 |
122,738 | 137,586 | 260,324 |
1885 |
115,945 | 141,948 | 257,893 |
1886 |
119,041 | 153,735 | 272,776 |
1887 |
109,313 | 155,422 | 264,735 |
1888 |
129,906 | 189,445 | 319,351 |
1889 |
119,032 | 189,219 | 308,251 |
1890 |
119,701 | 201,661 | 321,362 |
1891 |
109,265 | 196,566 | 305,831 |
1892 |
131,453 | 224,913 | 356,366 |
1893 |
121,041 | 225,232 | 346,273 |
1894 |
124,893 | 235,971 | 360,864 |
1895 |
126,643 | 247,106 | 373,749 |
1896 |
129,071 | 251,993 | 381,064 |
1897 |
121,942 | 248,275 | 370,217 |
1898 |
132,104 | 274,144 | 406,248 |
1899 |
115,193 | 247,490 | 362,683 |
1900 |
162,133 | 317,752 | 479,885 |
1901 |
115,595 | 254,229 | 369,824 |
1902 |
132,750 | 280,334 | 413,084 |
1903 |
129,326 | 278,196 | 407,522 |
1904 |
138,508 | 292,436 | 430,944 |
1905 |
143,238 | 309,865 | 453,103 |
1906 |
144,071 | 313,440 | 457,511 |
1907 |
158,587 | 337,434 | 496,021 |
1908 |
166,368 | 354,531 | 520,899 |
1909 |
176,867 | 368,096 | 544,963 |
1910 |
208,521 | 419,526 | 628,047 |
1911 |
241,395 | 441,818 | 683,213 |
1912 |
451,457 | 586,712 | 1,038,169 |
1913 |
536,247 | 654,913 | 1,191,160 |
1914 |
683,325 | 796,619 | 1,479,944 |
1915 |
880,940 | 1,023,876 | 1,904,816 |
1916 |
923,257 | 1,085,721 | 2,008,978 |
1917 |
959,325 | 1,123,698 | 2,083,023 |
1918 |
1,048,674 | 1,202,365 | 2,251,039 |
1919 |
1,015,337 | 1,174,648 | 2,189,985 |
1920 |
1,100,817 | 1,244,039 | 2,344,856 |
1921 |
1,137,940 | 1,279,711 | 2,417,651 |
1922 |
1,125,261 | 1,247,556 | 2,372,817 |
1923 |
1,132,325 | 1,252,460 | 2,384,785 |
1924 |
1,169,066 | 1,295,706 | 2,464,772 |
1925 |
1,151,445 | 1,263,075 | 2,414,520 |
1926 |
1,145,506 | 1,230,152 | 2,375,658 |
1927 |
1,161,855 | 1,236,397 | 2,398,252 |
1928 |
1,141,171 | 1,195,463 | 2,336,634 |
1929 |
1,107,538 | 1,157,521 | 2,265,059 |
1930 |
1,129,422 | 1,166,423 | 2,295,845 |
1931 |
1,069,568 | 1,103,625 | 2,173,193 |
1932 |
1,074,289 | 1,106,222 | 2,180,511 |
1933 |
1,020,008 | 1,045,936 | 2,065,944 |
1934 |
1,061,738 | 1,082,225 | 2,143,963 |
1935 |
1,069,387 | 1,086,706 | 2,156,093 |
1936 |
1,064,170 | 1,077,491 | 2,141,661 |
1937 |
1,093,483 | 1,101,762 | 2,195,245 |
1938 |
1,136,302 | 1,141,359 | 2,277,661 |
1939 |
1,133,162 | 1,134,043 | 2,267,205 |
1940 |
1,186,022 | 1,181,249 | 2,367,271 |
1941 |
1,254,654 | 1,245,857 | 2,500,511 |
1942 |
1,408,070 | 1,390,394 | 2,798,464 |
1943 |
1,454,311 | 1,435,274 | 2,889,585 |
1944 |
1,388,968 | 1,366,455 | 2,755,423 |
1945 |
1,371,285 | 1,346,064 | 2,717,349 |
1946 |
1,650,220 | 1,612,845 | 3,263,065 |
1947 |
1,857,382 | 1,817,823 | 3,675,205 |
1948 |
1,782,564 | 1,742,576 | 3,525,140 |
1949 |
1,801,835 | 1,755,492 | 3,557,327 |
1950 |
1,819,067 | 1,758,618 | 3,577,685 |
1951 |
1,911,828 | 1,847,277 | 3,759,105 |
1952 |
1,974,199 | 1,902,276 | 3,876,475 |
1953 |
2,001,256 | 1,929,099 | 3,930,355 |
1954 |
2,068,413 | 1,990,839 | 4,059,252 |
1955 |
2,089,594 | 2,004,694 | 4,094,288 |
1956 |
2,144,575 | 2,059,267 | 4,203,842 |
1957 |
2,187,459 | 2,097,547 | 4,285,006 |
1958 |
2,153,039 | 2,065,020 | 4,218,059 |
1959 |
2,166,256 | 2,078,511 | 4,244,767 |
1960 |
2,165,696 | 2,079,841 | 4,245,537 |
1961 |
2,155,956 | 2,076,400 | 4,232,356 |
1962 |
2,102,051 | 2,026,983 | 4,129,034 |
1963 |
2,065,187 | 1,987,940 | 4,053,127 |
1964 |
2,027,330 | 1,957,248 | 3,984,578 |
1965 |
1,895,210 | 1,827,379 | 3,722,589 |
1966 |
1,817,912 | 1,755,580 | 3,573,492 |
1967 |
1,779,774 | 1,716,699 | 3,496,473 |
1968 |
1,776,069 | 1,709,549 | 3,485,618 |
1969 |
1,829,979 | 1,762,722 | 3,592,701 |
1970 |
1,905,622 | 1,831,889 | 3,737,511 |
1971 |
1,818,381 | 1,752,365 | 3,570,746 |
1972 |
1,674,675 | 1,612,464 | 3,287,139 |
1973 |
1,614,211 | 1,554,035 | 3,168,246 |
1974 |
1,630,740 | 1,566,138 | 3,196,878 |
1975 |
1,623,029 | 1,560,738 | 3,183,767 |
1976 |
1,633,225 | 1,571,864 | 3,205,089 |
1977 |
1,709,859 | 1,644,926 | 3,354,785 |
1978 |
1,709,099 | 1,643,789 | 3,352,888 |
1979 |
1,791,825 | 1,723,133 | 3,514,958 |
1980 |
1,855,024 | 1,780,361 | 3,635,385 |
1981 |
1,862,416 | 1,788,234 | 3,650,650 |
1982 |
1,887,126 | 1,813,985 | 3,701,111 |
1983 |
1,863,331 | 1,789,354 | 3,652,685 |
1984 |
1,876,225 | 1,802,890 | 3,679,115 |
1985 |
1,923,822 | 1,845,903 | 3,769,725 |
1986 |
1,920,958 | 1,845,046 | 3,766,004 |
1987 |
1,949,471 | 1,873,831 | 3,823,302 |
1988 |
2,001,329 | 1,922,580 | 3,923,909 |
1989 |
2,095,455 | 1,991,890 | 4,087,345 |
1990 |
2,151,160 | 2,053,962 | 4,205,122 |
1991 |
2,119,192 | 2,033,116 | 4,152,308 |
1992 |
2,098,620 | 2,004,297 | 4,102,917 |
1993 |
2,064,960 | 1,971,175 | 4,036,135 |
1994 |
2,037,946 | 1,949,024 | 3,986,970 |
1995 |
2,010,995 | 1,921,218 | 3,932,213 |
1996 |
2,003,372 | 1,916,882 | 3,920,254 |
1997 |
1,997,337 | 1,908,808 | 3,906,145 |
1998 |
2,027,136 | 1,938,008 | 3,965,144 |
1999 |
2,038,346 | 1,946,204 | 3,984,550 |
2000 |
2,087,391 | 1,994,881 | 4,082,272 |
2001 |
2,067,422 | 1,980,040 | 4,047,462 |
2002 |
2,065,531 | 1,973,957 | 4,039,488 |
2003 |
2,100,052 | 2,005,406 | 4,105,458 |
2004 |
2,112,190 | 2,016,585 | 4,128,775 |
2005 |
2,126,034 | 2,028,174 | 4,154,208 |
2006 |
2,190,837 | 2,089,049 | 4,279,886 |
2007 |
2,213,423 | 2,114,797 | 4,328,220 |
2008 |
2,178,453 | 2,080,929 | 4,259,382 |
2009 |
2,118,953 | 2,022,977 | 4,141,930 |
2010 |
2,052,122 | 1,958,284 | 4,010,406 |
2011 |
2,028,589 | 1,935,047 | 3,963,636 |
2012 |
2,025,890 | 1,936,239 | 3,962,129 |
2013 |
2,016,731 | 1,923,856 | 3,940,587 |
2014 |
2,044,378 | 1,951,652 | 3,996,030 |
2015 |
2,038,331 | 1,945,317 | 3,983,648 |
2016 |
2,017,790 | 1,928,438 | 3,946,228 |
2017 |
1,963,290 | 1,874,899 | 3,838,189 |
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