Son peaked in the US in 1901 at #487, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Son as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Son as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Son as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1920 1960 2000 Son as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Son as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
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 England & Wales 2019 #12,145 (5) — 2018 #9,670 (7) — 2017 #10,775 (6) — 2015 #12,086 (5) — 2013 #12,136 (5) — 2009 #10,994 (6) — 2008 #9,019 (8) — 2007 #9,788 (7) — 2006 #9,585 (7) — 2005 #7,640 (9) #3,849 (3) 2004 #9,948 (6) — 2003 #6,715 (10) — 2002 #9,392 (6) — 2001 #8,339 (7) — 2000 #8,209 (7) —
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1901 at #487. First recorded in the US in 1884.