Data guide

How United States Baby Name Rankings Are Calculated

How United States Baby Name Rankings Are Calculated for United States official name statistics, including statistical scope, derivation rules, coverage, and suppression.

Statistical scope

This market represents United States national. Its primary public series is ssa-us-national-births and measures US Social Security card applications associated with live births.

  • Population basis: live_births
  • Metric family: count
  • Period type: calendar_year
  • Release mode: full_snapshot

Derivations

Ranks, trends, and eligibility remain scoped to one statistical series. Sources contribute only through reviewed compatibility and overlap precedence.

Five- and ten-year changes require the exact comparison year; missing periods are not interpolated.