Is Male a boy or girl name?

Male is a boy’s name. Of the 1,530 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Male

Recorded 1963–2015 · United States

Male was most popular in 1991, when 223 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,530 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,530 people named Male.

Male over time

Births per year. The dot marks Male’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Male a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Male is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,530 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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 Male

Where Male is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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