Name Legacy

December

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.

Most popular in2012
Rank that year#5,953
Births that year46
Total since 18801,619
Given to99% girls

December over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks December’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is December a boy’s or a girl’s name?

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.

Names that peaked alongside December

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org