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Race Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Race?

Ranking 6,971st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Race is rare.

Race, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,777 in 2000.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2002 with 65 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Race was less than 5, most recently in 1982.

Approximately during the years 1983-1987, and 1990-1998, the name Race took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2014-2017.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Race be?

Race's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Race for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Race is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Race (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 6,971
2017 14 6,254
2016 19 5,075
2015 28 3,850
2014 27 3,861
2013 24 4,144
2012 35 3,219
2011 40 2,942
2010 34 3,286
2009 37 3,147
2008 46 2,706
2007 54 2,405
2006 56 2,272
2005 63 2,000
2004 54 2,184
2003 53 2,117
2002 65 1,783
2001 42 2,374
2000 62 1,777
1999 55 1,818
1998 54 1,845
1997 45 2,015
1996 43 2,041
1995 36 2,244
1994 25 2,918
1993 34 2,280
1992 23 2,976
1991 21 3,085
1990 16 3,733
1989 21 2,970
1988 20 2,830
1987 21 2,621
1986 15 3,235
1985 10 4,264
1984 11 3,872
1983 5 7,037
1982 < 5 --
1981 5 7,027
1980 6 6,055
1979 5 6,810
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1973 6 4,942
1972 8 3,881
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1970 11 3,024
1969 11 2,818
1968 6 4,021
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1966 5 4,376
1965 11 2,580
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1962 6 3,937
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1959 7 3,510
1958 8 3,209
1957 9 2,974
1956 6 3,843
1955 6 3,798
1954 5 4,230
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.