4-letter names
913 recorded names are covered; below are the top 100 by lifetime births.
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| # | Name | Rank 2025 | Total recorded births | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | #23 | 5,182,633 | 1947 #3 | -12.7% |
| 2 | Paul | #262 | 1,398,293 | 1957 #18 | -17.9% |
| 3 | Mark | #245 | 1,362,176 | 1960 #6 | -22.1% |
| 4 | Ryan | #99 | 964,123 | 1985 #12 | -40.1% |
| 5 | Gary | #1073 | 902,152 | 1952 #10 | -40.5% |
| 6 | Eric | #273 | 888,891 | 1970 #18 | -38.3% |
| 7 | Jack | #15 | 756,943 | 1927 #16 | +0.7% |
| 8 | Jose | #95 | 592,512 | 2002 #30 | -13.6% |
| 9 | Adam | #101 | 580,378 | 1984 #18 | -22.1% |
| 10 | Noah | #2 | 529,602 | 2024 #2 | +4.0% |
| 11 | Carl | #1134 | 504,827 | 1956 #48 | -39.1% |
| 12 | Kyle | #509 | 485,780 | 1990 #18 | -52.8% |
| 13 | Sean | #489 | 423,637 | 1990 #37 | -42.4% |
| 14 | Juan | #159 | 365,606 | 2005 #55 | -13.3% |
| 15 | Alan | #191 | 363,313 | 1955 #43 | -10.7% |
| 16 | Liam | #1 | 358,536 | 2024 #1 | +7.5% |
| 17 | Fred | #1936 | 343,655 | 1924 #32 | -7.3% |
| 18 | Luke | #33 | 323,020 | 2014 #28 | -17.5% |
| 19 | Luis | #144 | 292,959 | 2007 #60 | -13.9% |
| 20 | Cody | #318 | 292,009 | 1992 #24 | -12.4% |
| 21 | Earl | #2236 | 289,174 | 1921 #31 | -23.8% |
| 22 | Evan | #153 | 287,701 | 2007 #40 | -38.5% |
| 23 | Alex | #232 | 286,169 | 1993 #52 | -27.8% |
| 24 | Todd | #1618 | 282,330 | 1964 #28 | -28.3% |
| 25 | Joel | #219 | 279,655 | 1985 #67 | -20.2% |
| 26 | Dale | #1410 | 278,156 | 1958 #46 | -6.6% |
| 27 | Tony | #784 | 251,595 | 1961 #53 | -30.7% |
| 28 | Owen | #31 | 245,644 | 2016 #24 | -14.6% |
| 29 | Chad | #1701 | 240,728 | 1972 #25 | -45.8% |
| 30 | Troy | #533 | 216,308 | 1970 #41 | -29.3% |
| 31 | Levi | #12 | 215,013 | 2022 #12 | +10.9% |
| 32 | Mike | #1234 | 205,861 | 1960 #36 | +4.2% |
| 33 | Dean | #125 | 192,930 | 1961 #84 | +15.3% |
| 34 | Leon | #138 | 182,638 | 1924 #76 | +48.1% |
| 35 | Seth | #581 | 165,793 | 2000 #63 | -38.0% |
| 36 | Bill | #5235 | 160,474 | 1947 #76 | -40.3% |
| 37 | Erik | #546 | 157,461 | 1980 #64 | -22.2% |
| 38 | Cole | #182 | 154,093 | 2002 #69 | -26.0% |
| 39 | Ivan | #163 | 150,137 | 2004 #117 | -18.3% |
| 40 | Marc | #1237 | 140,604 | 1970 #60 | -29.2% |
| 41 | Jake | #457 | 129,322 | 2004 #98 | -40.5% |
| 42 | Cory | #1245 | 127,179 | 1989 #61 | -30.9% |
| 43 | Gene | #2238 | 126,877 | 1937 #61 | -7.4% |
| 44 | Glen | #2026 | 125,706 | 1957 #129 | -9.8% |
| 45 | Jeff | #3342 | 120,239 | 1961 #49 | -23.2% |
| 46 | Ezra | #20 | 106,761 | 2024 #13 | +37.9% |
| 47 | Omar | #260 | 106,438 | 2007 #132 | -13.9% |
| 48 | Neil | #851 | 104,869 | 1954 #147 | -22.6% |
| 49 | Karl | #1593 | 100,836 | 1960 #135 | -21.4% |
| 50 | Andy | #565 | 94,185 | 2005 #201 | -30.2% |
| 51 | Jace | #114 | 91,544 | 2013 #66 | -24.5% |
| 52 | Raul | #634 | 88,040 | 2000 #223 | -15.6% |
| 53 | Kurt | #2271 | 85,858 | 1964 #109 | -30.8% |
| 54 | Hugh | #732 | 83,825 | 1916 #96 | +17.7% |
| 55 | Brad | #4267 | 83,060 | 1960 #134 | -39.2% |
| 56 | Ross | #1465 | 81,872 | 1985 #147 | -15.5% |
| 57 | Rick | #3077 | 81,829 | 1958 #77 | -31.0% |
| 58 | Drew | #553 | 78,592 | 1985 #126 | -12.8% |
| 59 | Greg | #4761 | 77,706 | 1961 #77 | -14.8% |
| 60 | Luca | #14 | 77,521 | 2025 #14 | +110.0% |
| 61 | Wade | #344 | 76,498 | 1970 #189 | +7.8% |
| 62 | Axel | #79 | 72,459 | 2020 #72 | +6.4% |
| 63 | Kent | #1659 | 69,322 | 1962 #136 | -21.4% |
| 64 | Kirk | #2551 | 68,067 | 1962 #138 | -28.4% |
| 65 | Abel | #231 | 66,037 | 2015 #124 | -34.5% |
| 66 | Beau | #60 | 65,592 | 2025 #60 | +60.9% |
| 67 | Dave | #2456 | 64,378 | 1959 #119 | -8.8% |
| 68 | Otis | #652 | 61,082 | 1920 #146 | +20.3% |
| 69 | Gage | #973 | 60,809 | 2003 #136 | -60.1% |
| 70 | Lyle | #1047 | 59,190 | 1922 #146 | -2.5% |
| 71 | Zane | #324 | 56,664 | 2018 #199 | -29.6% |
| 72 | Amir | #105 | 55,747 | 2024 #95 | +22.6% |
| 73 | Alec | #977 | 55,152 | 1995 #112 | -43.2% |
| 74 | Neal | #1914 | 55,048 | 1959 #223 | -22.0% |
| 75 | Jude | #155 | 53,982 | 2015 #156 | -6.1% |
| 76 | Joey | #877 | 53,758 | 1962 #200 | -14.5% |
| 77 | Dana | #4157 | 53,287 | 1962 #172 | -24.7% |
| 78 | Lynn | #6032 | 52,391 | 1947 #151 | +3.9% |
| 79 | Noel | #478 | 52,096 | 2014 #356 | -9.8% |
| 80 | Rene | #1092 | 50,940 | 1970 #261 | -7.5% |
| 81 | Nick | #1447 | 50,457 | 1960 #242 | -5.8% |
| 82 | Rudy | #739 | 50,228 | 1960 #278 | +17.6% |
| 83 | Gael | #86 | 49,079 | 2024 #89 | +35.4% |
| 84 | Lane | #250 | 47,562 | 2019 #258 | +5.5% |
| 85 | Zion | #142 | 46,871 | 2023 #125 | +18.6% |
| 86 | Will | #1195 | 45,952 | 1888 #28 | -26.8% |
| 87 | Milo | #119 | 43,847 | 2022 #120 | +41.0% |
| 88 | Pete | #2382 | 43,530 | 1959 #285 | +1.9% |
| 89 | Saul | #557 | 43,288 | 2006 #298 | -1.7% |
| 90 | Mack | #463 | 42,720 | 1942 #190 | +35.0% |
| 91 | Reid | #293 | 40,791 | 2014 #261 | -10.1% |
| 92 | Trey | #890 | 40,476 | 1999 #189 | -18.7% |
| 93 | Clay | #573 | 40,252 | 1960 #265 | +33.6% |
| 94 | Otto | #277 | 39,915 | 2024 #274 | +68.9% |
| 95 | King | #405 | 37,850 | 2017 #147 | -46.6% |
| 96 | Hugo | #378 | 37,482 | 2025 #378 | +10.0% |
| 97 | Amos | #730 | 36,536 | 1922 #237 | +10.5% |
| 98 | Reed | #419 | 36,056 | 2014 #318 | -8.7% |
| 99 | Rory | #199 | 35,841 | 2025 #199 | +59.6% |
| 100 | Theo | #82 | 35,830 | 2023 #78 | +132.5% |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.