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Festus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Festus?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Festus has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #695 was reached in 1883.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1916 with 16 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Festus was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Festus, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1916.

Festus's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Festus be?

For a number of years, the name Festus has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Festus for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Festus is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Festus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 5 11,450
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 5 7,071
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 5 6,119
1977 6 5,355
1976 < 5 --
1975 5 5,750
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 5 5,223
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 5 4,249
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 < 5 --
1956 < 5 --
1955 8 3,045
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 5 3,923
1951 7 3,163
1950 6 3,442
1949 8 2,867
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 8 2,806
1942 < 5 --
1941 7 2,972
1940 < 5 --
1939 5 3,664
1938 < 5 --
1937 5 3,713
1936 < 5 --
1935 7 3,063
1934 < 5 --
1933 5 3,832
1932 6 3,510
1931 7 3,205
1930 6 3,728
1929 12 2,373
1928 5 4,359
1927 11 2,583
1926 7 3,507
1925 8 3,239
1924 11 2,714
1923 10 2,829
1922 13 2,385
1921 15 2,182
1920 10 2,839
1919 10 2,750
1918 14 2,198
1917 16 1,927
1916 16 1,880
1915 11 2,359
1914 8 2,514
1913 5 2,984
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 6 1,475
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 6 1,246
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 5 1,387
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 5 1,141
1893 < 5 --
1892 5 1,130
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 5 1,023
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 5 987
1884 8 716
1883 8 695
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.