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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Male

Male was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 679th with 223 babies. More babies were named Male in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1991223 babies
Total since 1880
1,530babies recorded

Male popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#4,78720
2000#2,84332
1990#702211
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
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1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Male, counting every spelling?

Male has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Male?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Male are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 28 and 36. That makes Male 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.

Male by state

How common Male was among boys born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (13.2×), Kansas (9.1×). In 48 states fewer than five boys 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: 0.92 per 1,000 babiesNY0.92Massachusetts: 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: 0.64 per 1,000 babiesKS0.64Arkansas: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Male, boys, 1989–1993. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Male

How popular is the name Male?

Male was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 679th with 223 babies. More babies were named Male in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Male a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,530 boys.

Where was Male most popular?

In 1989–1993, Male was most common in New York (0.92 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Texas.