Little peaked in the US in 1896 at #826, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Little as a boy’s name
US
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
2017
#12,246 (5)
2015
#12,086 (5)
2004
#8,143 (8)
2000
#9,112 (6)
1998
#7,560 (7)
1997
#6,618 (8)
1996
#4,613 (13)
1995
#4,052 (15)
1994
#5,452 (10)
1993
#6,228 (8)
1992
#3,920 (15)
1991
#5,942 (8)
1990
#4,673 (11)
1989
#3,325 (17)
1988
#5,200 (8)
Little as a girl’s name
US
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
1994
#13,430 (5)
1990
#12,958 (5)
1989
#12,362 (5)
1983
#9,015 (6)
1981
#8,128 (7)
1980
#6,319 (10)
1979
#10,210 (5)
1977
#8,444 (6)
1975
#5,984 (9)
1974
#6,258 (8)
1973
#7,435 (6)
1972
#8,292 (5)
1971
#6,006 (8)
1965
#6,539 (5)
1963
#6,592 (5)
The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 1896 at #826.
First recorded in the US in 1883.
In 1994, 33% of US babies named Little were girls.