Masculine dossier · first seen 1954

Race

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Race
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2002

Peak era

2002

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1954Peak 20022024

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

90.8%

2024

All-time

1,399

Race is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2002, when 65 boys were named Race.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 90.8% from its peak.

All told, about 1,399 Americans have been named Race and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1954.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2002

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