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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Son

Son was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 504th; the most babies were born in 1982 (41). More babies were named Son in the 1980s 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
198241 babies
Total since 1880
1,066babies recorded

Son popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1957.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#8,9907
1990#3,44118
1980#1,64936
1970——
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920#3,4608
1910#81815
1900#51422
1890#1,1435
1880——

How popular is Son, counting every spelling?

Son has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Son?

About 600 people born in the US named Son are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 31 and 44. That makes Son 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.

Son by state

How common Son was among boys born in each state in 1980–1984, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.2×). 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: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Son, boys, 1980–1984. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Son

How popular is the name Son?

Son was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 504th; the most babies were born in 1982 (41). More babies were named Son in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Son a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5 girls and 1,061 boys.

Where was Son most popular?

In 1980–1984, Son was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Texas.