Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Son

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1982

Peak era

1982

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Son

How many people are named Son?

An estimated 590 living Americans are named Son.

How rare is Son?

Son fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Son?

The median age of a living American named Son is approximately 39 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 44 years old.

Is Son still popular?

Not especially. Son has been declining since its 1982 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Son most common?

Son has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.

1884Peak 19822025

Peak year

1982

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,061

Son last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 1,061 American boys received the name.

Son peaked in 1982, when 41 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,061 Americans named Son since 1884.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1982

Living profile

597

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age39

Core range31–44

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

California

3.1× higher affinity than the national baseline.

California · 1980s 3.1×

California · 1990s 2.4×