Data through 2024

General name popularity in the United States

General ranked #9894 for boys in 2024. SSA recorded 7 boys named General.

Rank#9894

for boys in 2024

Boys recorded7

SSA

Peak year1918

105 recorded

Five-year change-36.4%

since 2019

Popularity over time

Boys

General for boys and girls

Boys

7

100.0% in 2024 · data from 1880 to 2024

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2024boys7#9894
2023boys11#7289
2022boys7#9823
2021boys7#9714
2020boys13#6296
2019boys11#7173
2018boys6#10760
2017boys11#7095
2016boys13#6349
2015boys13#6324
2014boys10#7562
2013boys17#5171
Show full history (142 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2024boys7#9894
2023boys11#7289
2022boys7#9823
2021boys7#9714
2020boys13#6296
2019boys11#7173
2018boys6#10760
2017boys11#7095
2016boys13#6349
2015boys13#6324
2014boys10#7562
2013boys17#5171
2012boys9#8158
2011boys15#5675
2010boys8#8803
2009boys8#8985
2008boys10#7698
2007boys9#8173
2006boys8#8732
2005boys8#8299
2004boys10#6976
2002boys7#8456
2001boys8#7536
2000boys9#6839
1999boys5#9912
1997boys7#7281
1996boys5#9015
1995boys8#6407
1994boys8#6372
1993boys13#4447
1992boys8#6128
1991boys7#6519
1990boys13#4167
1988boys9#4786
1987boys9#4573
1986boys6#5926
1985boys7#5147
1984boys11#3701
1983boys8#4499
1982boys9#4234
1981boys5#6262
1980boys8#4495
1979boys13#3168
1978boys12#3215
1977boys11#3386
1976boys8#4012
1975boys7#4309
1974boys17#2358
1973boys15#2513
1972boys15#2418
1971boys15#2464
1970boys13#2621
1969boys19#1914
1968boys14#2200
1967boys14#2139
1966boys21#1684
1965boys16#1987
1964boys18#1900
1963boys21#1744
1962boys21#1757
1961boys16#2070
1960boys21#1772
1959boys17#1974
1958boys21#1724
1957boys24#1634
1956boys22#1676
1955boys23#1611
1954boys34#1292
1953boys40#1170
1952boys27#1461
1951boys39#1150
1950boys42#1086
1949boys37#1163
1948boys45#1047
1947boys45#1081
1946boys48#967
1945boys52#864
1944boys45#964
1943boys60#856
1942boys54#900
1941boys34#1129
1940boys53#862
1939boys45#931
1938boys49#897
1937boys42#967
1936boys50#861
1935boys51#881
1934boys59#808
1933boys60#788
1932boys51#902
1931boys53#879
1930boys45#1021
1929boys45#1010
1928boys57#883
1927boys81#722
1926boys64#825
1925boys63#835
1924boys57#925
1923boys70#791
1922boys79#742
1921boys91#677
1920boys91#667
1919boys99#608
1918boys105#596
1917boys81#664
1916boys63#771
1915boys60#776
1914boys41#836
1913boys39#745
1912boys39#681
1911boys16#824
1910boys32#492
1909boys33#436
1908boys27#475
1907boys24#472
1906boys19#523
1905boys24#452
1904boys23#444
1903boys15#576
1902boys16#536
1901boys15#506
1900boys33#385
1899boys28#336
1898boys38#307
1897boys18#459
1896boys35#315
1895boys20#437
1894boys26#358
1893boys29#323
1892boys33#320
1891boys27#325
1890boys24#358
1889boys34#288
1888boys31#324
1887boys27#321
1886boys23#357
1885boys36#277
1884boys25#352
1883boys25#331
1882boys33#298
1881boys24#332
1880boys32#291

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How General’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-30.0%
Change since peak-93.3%