Is Little a boy or girl name?

Little is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,791 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.2% were girls and 87.8% were boys.

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Little

Recorded 1883–2017 · United States

Little was most popular in 1975, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,309 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,791 people named Little.

Little over time

Births per year. The dot marks Little’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Little a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Little is mostly a boy’s name — 12.2% of the 1,791 Americans given it were girls and 87.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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