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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

English

Used in both girl and boy records

English appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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English by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDEnglish as a girl’s nameUS records 1961–2014
#14323girl rank1983peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDEnglish as a boy’s nameUS records 1889–1992
#11557boy rank1955peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of English in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl198322 uses#355319831961–201428 listed years
Boy19179 uses#97418891889–199231 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.