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 | Boy | Girl | 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 | 120,060 | 232,535 |
| 1884 | 122,737 | 137,585 | 260,322 |
| 1885 | 115,945 | 141,947 | 257,892 |
| 1886 | 119,040 | 153,734 | 272,774 |
| 1887 | 109,310 | 155,422 | 264,732 |
| 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 | 129,069 | 251,993 | 381,062 |
| 1897 | 121,942 | 248,275 | 370,217 |
| 1898 | 132,099 | 274,145 | 406,244 |
| 1899 | 115,194 | 247,488 | 362,682 |
| 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 | 292,434 | 430,937 |
| 1905 | 143,232 | 309,863 | 453,095 |
| 1906 | 144,066 | 313,433 | 457,499 |
| 1907 | 158,584 | 337,432 | 496,016 |
| 1908 | 166,365 | 354,530 | 520,895 |
| 1909 | 176,863 | 368,093 | 544,956 |
| 1910 | 208,516 | 419,526 | 628,042 |
| 1911 | 241,396 | 441,817 | 683,213 |
| 1912 | 451,456 | 586,714 | 1,038,170 |
| 1913 | 536,248 | 654,914 | 1,191,162 |
| 1914 | 683,319 | 796,626 | 1,479,945 |
| 1915 | 880,923 | 1,023,861 | 1,904,784 |
| 1916 | 923,239 | 1,085,716 | 2,008,955 |
| 1917 | 959,306 | 1,123,689 | 2,082,995 |
| 1918 | 1,048,650 | 1,202,356 | 2,251,006 |
| 1919 | 1,015,320 | 1,174,635 | 2,189,955 |
| 1920 | 1,100,785 | 1,244,032 | 2,344,817 |
| 1921 | 1,137,930 | 1,279,718 | 2,417,648 |
| 1922 | 1,125,194 | 1,247,581 | 2,372,775 |
| 1923 | 1,132,266 | 1,252,455 | 2,384,721 |
| 1924 | 1,169,027 | 1,295,680 | 2,464,707 |
| 1925 | 1,151,419 | 1,263,077 | 2,414,496 |
| 1926 | 1,145,447 | 1,230,175 | 2,375,622 |
| 1927 | 1,161,902 | 1,236,436 | 2,398,338 |
| 1928 | 1,141,168 | 1,195,539 | 2,336,707 |
| 1929 | 1,107,620 | 1,157,566 | 2,265,186 |
| 1930 | 1,129,520 | 1,166,468 | 2,295,988 |
| 1931 | 1,069,786 | 1,103,727 | 2,173,513 |
| 1932 | 1,074,442 | 1,106,312 | 2,180,754 |
| 1933 | 1,020,216 | 1,046,039 | 2,066,255 |
| 1934 | 1,061,949 | 1,082,347 | 2,144,296 |
| 1935 | 1,069,634 | 1,086,783 | 2,156,417 |
| 1936 | 1,064,320 | 1,077,569 | 2,141,889 |
| 1937 | 1,093,688 | 1,101,860 | 2,195,548 |
| 1938 | 1,136,500 | 1,141,475 | 2,277,975 |
| 1939 | 1,133,339 | 1,134,083 | 2,267,422 |
| 1940 | 1,186,207 | 1,181,361 | 2,367,568 |
| 1941 | 1,254,905 | 1,246,006 | 2,500,911 |
| 1942 | 1,408,377 | 1,390,519 | 2,798,896 |
| 1943 | 1,454,648 | 1,435,407 | 2,890,055 |
| 1944 | 1,389,190 | 1,366,539 | 2,755,729 |
| 1945 | 1,371,520 | 1,346,121 | 2,717,641 |
| 1946 | 1,650,427 | 1,612,928 | 3,263,355 |
| 1947 | 1,857,662 | 1,817,896 | 3,675,558 |
| 1948 | 1,782,759 | 1,742,692 | 3,525,451 |
| 1949 | 1,802,068 | 1,755,536 | 3,557,604 |
| 1950 | 1,818,762 | 1,758,531 | 3,577,293 |
| 1951 | 1,911,662 | 1,847,264 | 3,758,926 |
| 1952 | 1,973,243 | 1,901,995 | 3,875,238 |
| 1953 | 2,002,222 | 1,929,486 | 3,931,708 |
| 1954 | 2,069,107 | 1,990,854 | 4,059,961 |
| 1955 | 2,090,372 | 2,004,914 | 4,095,286 |
| 1956 | 2,146,206 | 2,059,514 | 4,205,720 |
| 1957 | 2,188,911 | 2,098,159 | 4,287,070 |
| 1958 | 2,154,748 | 2,065,676 | 4,220,424 |
| 1959 | 2,167,439 | 2,078,904 | 4,246,343 |
| 1960 | 2,165,620 | 2,079,776 | 4,245,396 |
| 1961 | 2,157,517 | 2,077,397 | 4,234,914 |
| 1962 | 2,102,119 | 2,027,020 | 4,129,139 |
| 1963 | 2,064,779 | 1,988,210 | 4,052,989 |
| 1964 | 2,026,992 | 1,957,403 | 3,984,395 |
| 1965 | 1,894,397 | 1,827,500 | 3,721,897 |
| 1966 | 1,817,640 | 1,755,824 | 3,573,464 |
| 1967 | 1,779,343 | 1,716,891 | 3,496,234 |
| 1968 | 1,775,378 | 1,709,749 | 3,485,127 |
| 1969 | 1,828,969 | 1,762,784 | 3,591,753 |
| 1970 | 1,904,604 | 1,831,890 | 3,736,494 |
| 1971 | 1,817,839 | 1,752,656 | 3,570,495 |
| 1972 | 1,673,851 | 1,612,607 | 3,286,458 |
| 1973 | 1,613,563 | 1,554,121 | 3,167,684 |
| 1974 | 1,630,101 | 1,566,267 | 3,196,368 |
| 1975 | 1,622,282 | 1,560,853 | 3,183,135 |
| 1976 | 1,632,412 | 1,571,857 | 3,204,269 |
| 1977 | 1,709,313 | 1,645,024 | 3,354,337 |
| 1978 | 1,708,489 | 1,643,906 | 3,352,395 |
| 1979 | 1,791,198 | 1,723,252 | 3,514,450 |
| 1980 | 1,854,617 | 1,780,580 | 3,635,197 |
| 1981 | 1,862,240 | 1,788,560 | 3,650,800 |
| 1982 | 1,887,007 | 1,814,317 | 3,701,324 |
| 1983 | 1,863,495 | 1,789,662 | 3,653,157 |
| 1984 | 1,876,666 | 1,803,374 | 3,680,040 |
| 1985 | 1,924,443 | 1,846,385 | 3,770,828 |
| 1986 | 1,921,751 | 1,845,567 | 3,767,318 |
| 1987 | 1,950,317 | 1,874,281 | 3,824,598 |
| 1988 | 2,002,458 | 1,923,214 | 3,925,672 |
| 1989 | 2,096,106 | 1,992,232 | 4,088,338 |
| 1990 | 2,152,267 | 2,054,511 | 4,206,778 |
| 1991 | 2,119,861 | 2,033,527 | 4,153,388 |
| 1992 | 2,099,372 | 2,004,760 | 4,104,132 |
| 1993 | 2,065,688 | 1,971,642 | 4,037,330 |
| 1994 | 2,038,554 | 1,949,485 | 3,988,039 |
| 1995 | 2,011,542 | 1,921,623 | 3,933,165 |
| 1996 | 2,003,895 | 1,917,359 | 3,921,254 |
| 1997 | 1,997,921 | 1,909,352 | 3,907,273 |
| 1998 | 2,027,765 | 1,938,629 | 3,966,394 |
| 1999 | 2,039,150 | 1,946,918 | 3,986,068 |
| 2000 | 2,088,476 | 1,995,882 | 4,084,358 |
| 2001 | 2,068,535 | 1,981,093 | 4,049,628 |
| 2002 | 2,066,797 | 1,975,186 | 4,041,983 |
| 2003 | 2,101,436 | 2,006,695 | 4,108,131 |
| 2004 | 2,113,723 | 2,018,090 | 4,131,813 |
| 2005 | 2,127,675 | 2,029,855 | 4,157,530 |
| 2006 | 2,192,756 | 2,090,837 | 4,283,593 |
| 2007 | 2,215,517 | 2,116,883 | 4,332,400 |
| 2008 | 2,180,937 | 2,083,394 | 4,264,331 |
| 2009 | 2,121,574 | 2,025,670 | 4,147,244 |
| 2010 | 2,054,992 | 1,961,293 | 4,016,285 |
| 2011 | 2,032,055 | 1,938,280 | 3,970,335 |
| 2012 | 2,029,895 | 1,940,208 | 3,970,103 |
| 2013 | 2,021,489 | 1,928,488 | 3,949,977 |
| 2014 | 2,050,210 | 1,957,269 | 4,007,479 |
| 2015 | 2,045,521 | 1,951,942 | 3,997,463 |
| 2016 | 2,026,829 | 1,937,031 | 3,963,860 |
| 2017 | 1,980,609 | 1,890,546 | 3,871,155 |
| 2018 | 1,945,371 | 1,861,295 | 3,806,666 |
| 2019 | 1,923,875 | 1,836,824 | 3,760,699 |
| 2020 | 1,852,260 | 1,770,212 | 3,622,472 |
| 2021 | 1,876,783 | 1,794,444 | 3,671,227 |
| 2022 | 1,877,256 | 1,796,893 | 3,674,149 |
| 2023 | 1,841,130 | 1,758,469 | 3,599,599 |
| 2024 | 1,853,397 | 1,775,021 | 3,628,418 |
| 2025 | 1,835,823 | 1,757,924 | 3,593,747 |