December
December was the 5768th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2736th; the most babies were born in 2012 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,981 places. More babies were named December in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,768 girls, down 1,736 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,619babies recorded
December popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,768 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,032 | 35 |
| 2010 | #4,638 | 31 |
| 2000 | #4,441 | 27 |
| 1990 | #4,736 | 20 |
| 1980 | #3,238 | 26 |
| 1970 | #8,262 | 5 |
| 1960 | #6,569 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is December, counting every spelling?
December has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name December?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named December (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named December born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named December.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named December?
About 1,600 people born in the US named December are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 12 and 38. That makes December mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with December: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like December, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name December
How popular is the name December?
December was the 5768th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2736th; the most babies were born in 2012 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,981 places. More babies were named December in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is December a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name December in the US.