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 | 97,606 | 216,005 |
1881 | 108,279 | 98,855 | 207,134 |
1882 | 122,031 | 115,694 | 237,725 |
1883 | 112,475 | 120,059 | 232,534 |
1884 | 122,738 | 137,585 | 260,323 |
1885 | 115,945 | 141,947 | 257,892 |
1886 | 119,041 | 153,734 | 272,775 |
1887 | 109,311 | 155,423 | 264,734 |
1888 | 129,906 | 189,445 | 319,351 |
1889 | 119,032 | 189,218 | 308,250 |
1890 | 119,700 | 201,662 | 321,362 |
1891 | 109,265 | 196,565 | 305,830 |
1892 | 131,452 | 224,913 | 356,365 |
1893 | 121,042 | 225,232 | 346,274 |
1894 | 124,893 | 235,972 | 360,865 |
1895 | 126,642 | 247,106 | 373,748 |
1896 | 129,070 | 251,993 | 381,063 |
1897 | 121,942 | 248,275 | 370,217 |
1898 | 132,100 | 274,146 | 406,246 |
1899 | 115,193 | 247,489 | 362,682 |
1900 | 162,126 | 317,743 | 479,869 |
1901 | 115,593 | 254,229 | 369,822 |
1902 | 132,748 | 280,332 | 413,080 |
1903 | 129,322 | 278,195 | 407,517 |
1904 | 138,505 | 292,434 | 430,939 |
1905 | 143,234 | 309,864 | 453,098 |
1906 | 144,067 | 313,436 | 457,503 |
1907 | 158,584 | 337,434 | 496,018 |
1908 | 166,367 | 354,531 | 520,898 |
1909 | 176,864 | 368,094 | 544,958 |
1910 | 208,517 | 419,528 | 628,045 |
1911 | 241,395 | 441,819 | 683,214 |
1912 | 451,455 | 586,716 | 1,038,171 |
1913 | 536,247 | 654,915 | 1,191,162 |
1914 | 683,322 | 796,625 | 1,479,947 |
1915 | 880,926 | 1,023,866 | 1,904,792 |
1916 | 923,247 | 1,085,720 | 2,008,967 |
1917 | 959,312 | 1,123,691 | 2,083,003 |
1918 | 1,048,655 | 1,202,357 | 2,251,012 |
1919 | 1,015,340 | 1,174,643 | 2,189,983 |
1920 | 1,100,794 | 1,244,035 | 2,344,829 |
1921 | 1,137,942 | 1,279,730 | 2,417,672 |
1922 | 1,125,206 | 1,247,584 | 2,372,790 |
1923 | 1,132,297 | 1,252,479 | 2,384,776 |
1924 | 1,169,053 | 1,295,690 | 2,464,743 |
1925 | 1,151,440 | 1,263,099 | 2,414,539 |
1926 | 1,145,467 | 1,230,176 | 2,375,643 |
1927 | 1,161,924 | 1,236,423 | 2,398,347 |
1928 | 1,141,180 | 1,195,554 | 2,336,734 |
1929 | 1,107,645 | 1,157,561 | 2,265,206 |
1930 | 1,129,534 | 1,166,490 | 2,296,024 |
1931 | 1,069,762 | 1,103,716 | 2,173,478 |
1932 | 1,074,415 | 1,106,288 | 2,180,703 |
1933 | 1,020,165 | 1,046,014 | 2,066,179 |
1934 | 1,061,875 | 1,082,326 | 2,144,201 |
1935 | 1,069,543 | 1,086,746 | 2,156,289 |
1936 | 1,064,281 | 1,077,535 | 2,141,816 |
1937 | 1,093,617 | 1,101,834 | 2,195,451 |
1938 | 1,136,461 | 1,141,453 | 2,277,914 |
1939 | 1,133,282 | 1,134,078 | 2,267,360 |
1940 | 1,186,126 | 1,181,314 | 2,367,440 |
1941 | 1,254,786 | 1,245,970 | 2,500,756 |
1942 | 1,408,250 | 1,390,477 | 2,798,727 |
1943 | 1,454,551 | 1,435,364 | 2,889,915 |
1944 | 1,389,116 | 1,366,506 | 2,755,622 |
1945 | 1,371,411 | 1,346,097 | 2,717,508 |
1946 | 1,650,322 | 1,612,901 | 3,263,223 |
1947 | 1,857,541 | 1,817,853 | 3,675,394 |
1948 | 1,782,704 | 1,742,627 | 3,525,331 |
1949 | 1,801,953 | 1,755,525 | 3,557,478 |
1950 | 1,818,895 | 1,758,520 | 3,577,415 |
1951 | 1,911,722 | 1,847,290 | 3,759,012 |
1952 | 1,973,336 | 1,901,985 | 3,875,321 |
1953 | 2,002,256 | 1,929,498 | 3,931,754 |
1954 | 2,069,209 | 1,990,908 | 4,060,117 |
1955 | 2,090,370 | 2,004,923 | 4,095,293 |
1956 | 2,146,552 | 2,059,747 | 4,206,299 |
1957 | 2,188,009 | 2,097,927 | 4,285,936 |
1958 | 2,153,659 | 2,065,345 | 4,219,004 |
1959 | 2,166,484 | 2,078,537 | 4,245,021 |
1960 | 2,165,305 | 2,079,847 | 4,245,152 |
1961 | 2,156,211 | 2,076,673 | 4,232,884 |
1962 | 2,102,036 | 2,026,982 | 4,129,018 |
1963 | 2,065,020 | 1,988,065 | 4,053,085 |
1964 | 2,027,215 | 1,957,378 | 3,984,593 |
1965 | 1,894,937 | 1,827,440 | 3,722,377 |
1966 | 1,817,833 | 1,755,703 | 3,573,536 |
1967 | 1,779,680 | 1,716,837 | 3,496,517 |
1968 | 1,775,860 | 1,709,664 | 3,485,524 |
1969 | 1,829,647 | 1,762,760 | 3,592,407 |
1970 | 1,905,371 | 1,831,892 | 3,737,263 |
1971 | 1,818,339 | 1,752,529 | 3,570,868 |
1972 | 1,674,550 | 1,612,559 | 3,287,109 |
1973 | 1,614,149 | 1,554,139 | 3,168,288 |
1974 | 1,630,707 | 1,566,234 | 3,196,941 |
1975 | 1,623,028 | 1,560,903 | 3,183,931 |
1976 | 1,633,155 | 1,571,952 | 3,205,107 |
1977 | 1,709,912 | 1,645,053 | 3,354,965 |
1978 | 1,709,257 | 1,643,928 | 3,353,185 |
1979 | 1,791,909 | 1,723,347 | 3,515,256 |
1980 | 1,855,341 | 1,780,679 | 3,636,020 |
1981 | 1,862,867 | 1,788,517 | 3,651,384 |
1982 | 1,887,606 | 1,814,336 | 3,701,942 |
1983 | 1,863,977 | 1,789,653 | 3,653,630 |
1984 | 1,876,936 | 1,803,283 | 3,680,219 |
1985 | 1,924,508 | 1,846,294 | 3,770,802 |
1986 | 1,921,739 | 1,845,458 | 3,767,197 |
1987 | 1,950,217 | 1,874,149 | 3,824,366 |
1988 | 2,002,156 | 1,922,997 | 3,925,153 |
1989 | 2,095,988 | 1,992,147 | 4,088,135 |
1990 | 2,151,869 | 2,054,299 | 4,206,168 |
1991 | 2,119,569 | 2,033,363 | 4,152,932 |
1992 | 2,099,040 | 2,004,549 | 4,103,589 |
1993 | 2,065,342 | 1,971,458 | 4,036,800 |
1994 | 2,038,217 | 1,949,277 | 3,987,494 |
1995 | 2,011,239 | 1,921,447 | 3,932,686 |
1996 | 2,003,596 | 1,917,131 | 3,920,727 |
1997 | 1,997,688 | 1,909,127 | 3,906,815 |
1998 | 2,027,528 | 1,938,396 | 3,965,924 |
1999 | 2,038,859 | 1,946,657 | 3,985,516 |
2000 | 2,088,111 | 1,995,520 | 4,083,631 |
2001 | 2,068,105 | 1,980,646 | 4,048,751 |
2002 | 2,066,296 | 1,974,701 | 4,040,997 |
2003 | 2,100,851 | 2,006,178 | 4,107,029 |
2004 | 2,112,982 | 2,017,464 | 4,130,446 |
2005 | 2,126,874 | 2,029,117 | 4,155,991 |
2006 | 2,191,802 | 2,089,939 | 4,281,741 |
2007 | 2,214,495 | 2,115,883 | 4,330,378 |
2008 | 2,179,745 | 2,082,179 | 4,261,924 |
2009 | 2,120,268 | 2,024,342 | 4,144,610 |
2010 | 2,053,655 | 1,959,848 | 4,013,503 |
2011 | 2,030,450 | 1,936,792 | 3,967,242 |
2012 | 2,028,137 | 1,938,389 | 3,966,526 |
2013 | 2,019,493 | 1,926,425 | 3,945,918 |
2014 | 2,047,805 | 1,954,969 | 4,002,774 |
2015 | 2,042,731 | 1,949,287 | 3,992,018 |
2016 | 2,023,686 | 1,934,046 | 3,957,732 |
2017 | 1,976,641 | 1,886,937 | 3,863,578 |
2018 | 1,940,778 | 1,856,817 | 3,797,595 |
2019 | 1,917,709 | 1,831,066 | 3,748,775 |
2020 | 1,843,971 | 1,762,300 | 3,606,271 |
2021 | 1,860,645 | 1,779,487 | 3,640,132 |