Socrates Name Popularity

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How popular is Socrates?

In 2018 the rare name Socrates, ranked the 9,488th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Socrates would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,991 in 1931.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1922 with 17 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Socrates in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Socrates's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Socrates has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Socrates?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Socrates is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Socrates (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		8	9,488
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		7	10,445
2014		10	8,029
2013		7	10,558
2012		8	9,571
2011		7	10,604
2010		6	11,982
2009		11	7,612
2008		11	7,625
2007		8	9,643
2006		7	10,496
2005		9	8,194
2004		12	6,459
2003		< 5	--
2002		9	7,546
2001		12	5,954
2000		12	5,856
1999		15	4,725
1998		14	4,834
1997		10	6,022
1996		8	7,030
1995		11	5,452
1994		11	5,404
1993		9	6,154
1992		12	4,819
1991		10	5,456
1990		13	4,368
1989		9	5,536
1988		11	4,412
1987		10	4,527
1986		8	5,262
1985		11	4,014
1984		6	6,216
1983		11	3,834
1982		14	3,257
1981		8	4,896
1980		6	6,146
1979		7	5,286
1978		8	4,504
1977		7	5,043
1976		6	5,503
1975		9	3,911
1974		6	5,149
1973		< 5	--
1972		11	3,126
1971		8	3,918
1970		7	4,179
1969		6	4,344
1968		9	3,072
1967		< 5	--
1966		< 5	--
1965		9	2,959
1964		6	3,970
1963		8	3,284
1962		6	3,984
1961		< 5	--
1960		< 5	--
1959		< 5	--
1958		< 5	--
1957		7	3,514
1956		< 5	--
1955		< 5	--
1954		< 5	--
1953		< 5	--
1952		< 5	--
1951		< 5	--
1950		< 5	--
1949		< 5	--
1948		< 5	--
1947		< 5	--
1946		< 5	--
1945		< 5	--
1944		< 5	--
1943		< 5	--
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		6	3,423
1939		< 5	--
1938		< 5	--
1937		< 5	--
1936		6	3,501
1935		12	2,233
1934		5	4,138
1933		6	3,592
1932		5	4,219
1931		15	1,991
1930		14	2,162
1929		14	2,186
1928		9	3,050
1927		10	2,887
1926		11	2,710
1925		11	2,730
1924		10	3,000
1923		12	2,596
1922		17	2,026
1921		10	2,964
1920		6	4,215
1919		8	3,352
1918		7	3,671
1917		9	2,923
1916		5	4,439
1915		7	3,355
1914		5	3,693
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1911		< 5	--
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1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

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.