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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Infant

Infant was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 432nd with 582 babies. More babies were named Infant in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
52% girls, 48% boys2021–2025
Peak year
1990582 babies
Total since 1880
8,138babies recorded

Infant popularity since 1880

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GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020#7,353#6,7731512
2010#15,700—6—
2000#1,007#766210217
1990#432#389582596
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How popular is Infant, counting every spelling?

Infant has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Infant?

About 3,800 people born in the US named Infant are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 27 and 36. That makes Infant mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Infant by state

How common Infant was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (8.2×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Infant, girls, 2021–2025. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Infant: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Infant, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Infant

How popular is the name Infant?

Infant was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 432nd with 582 babies. More babies were named Infant in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Infant a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, 52% girls, 48% boys given the name Infant in the US.

Where is Infant most popular?

In 2021–2025, Infant was most common in Texas (0.08 per 1,000 girls).