Recorded 1960–2025 · United States
December was most popular in 2012, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,953 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,619 people named December.
Across the whole record December is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 1,619 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 97% girls and 3% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org