Son
Boy name · American · English · Latin · Vietnamese
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #487 in 1901
0 babies were named Son in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1884–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistorySon first shows up in US birth records in 1884, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 141 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1901, when it reached #487.
About the name Son
Son is a boy name of American, English and Latin origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-son”. US birth records list Son for boys from 1884 to 2019, in 83 of those 136 years. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked #487 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:American namesEnglish namesLatin namesVietnamese names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | 26,679 boys |
| 1890s | 81 | 12,303 boys |
| 1900s | 90 | 11,138 boys |
| 1910s | 29 | 34,542 boys |
| 1920s | 5.8 | 172,117 boys |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 2,127,660 boys |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 2,439,024 boys |
| 1970s | 4.0 | 252,525 boys |
| 1980s | 16 | 63,573 boys |
| 1990s | 8.1 | 123,609 boys |
| 2000s | 3.7 | 273,224 boys |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 662,252 boys |
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Questions about the name Son
What is the origin of the name Son?
Son has American, English, Latin, Vietnamese roots in our records. Other American names include Henry, Maverick, Kai.
Is Son a boy or girl name?
Son is a boy name.
How popular is the name Son?
Son is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #487 in 1901.