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Webster Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Webster?

The rare name Webster was the 5,722nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Webster, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 388, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1890.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1915 with 101 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Webster was 5 in 2009.

Webster, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1895-1898, 1908-1915, 1980-1984, and 2011-2014, whereas 1987-1990, and 1991-1994 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Webster popularity headed?

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

The popularity trend for Webster has been moving upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Webster lately has risen.

The name Webster is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Webster (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 16 5,722
2017 9 8,761
2016 15 6,029
2015 7 10,553
2014 13 6,593
2013 12 6,987
2012 10 8,100
2011 9 8,718
2010 8 9,635
2009 5 14,395
2008 10 8,280
2007 7 10,859
2006 8 9,538
2005 5 13,271
2004 14 5,789
2003 5 12,682
2002 16 4,897
2001 8 8,299
2000 16 4,774
1999 15 4,750
1998 13 5,145
1997 17 4,050
1996 8 7,109
1995 9 6,387
1994 21 3,320
1993 17 3,810
1992 14 4,314
1991 19 3,320
1990 18 3,458
1989 23 2,776
1988 26 2,362
1987 24 2,398
1986 26 2,219
1985 32 1,863
1984 54 1,264
1983 23 2,269
1982 11 3,953
1981 27 2,035
1980 13 3,427
1979 13 3,346
1978 22 2,203
1977 18 2,550
1976 17 2,594
1975 18 2,448
1974 17 2,455
1973 24 1,868
1972 20 2,073
1971 22 1,983
1970 16 2,394
1969 26 1,637
1968 22 1,732
1967 21 1,757
1966 22 1,684
1965 20 1,805
1964 38 1,285
1963 31 1,423
1962 34 1,363
1961 20 1,871
1960 35 1,354
1959 34 1,357
1958 45 1,161
1957 45 1,162
1956 51 1,067
1955 39 1,218
1954 44 1,135
1953 48 1,056
1952 43 1,133
1951 48 1,039
1950 45 1,063
1949 55 941
1948 42 1,106
1947 51 1,013
1946 54 910
1945 35 1,120
1944 55 860
1943 39 1,104
1942 37 1,138
1941 51 898
1940 38 1,066
1939 42 991
1938 49 912
1937 51 866
1936 46 915
1935 49 914
1934 57 835
1933 55 842
1932 53 887
1931 57 840
1930 49 975
1929 57 887
1928 69 784
1927 57 910
1926 68 802
1925 80 729
1924 86 715
1923 85 705
1922 89 695
1921 70 823
1920 85 704
1919 87 668
1918 85 678
1917 77 692
1916 100 580
1915 101 568
1914 72 598
1913 56 591
1912 49 582
1911 31 547
1910 19 705
1909 16 712
1908 24 521
1907 23 494
1906 26 442
1905 18 570
1904 14 644
1903 15 594
1902 20 488
1901 14 557
1900 23 488
1899 12 612
1898 22 434
1897 10 722
1896 15 550
1895 16 528
1894 20 437
1893 13 570
1892 12 639
1891 11 593
1890 22 388
1889 16 481
1888 19 441
1887 11 581
1886 17 449
1885 14 520
1884 16 486
1883 20 400
1882 17 452
1881 5 990
1880 13 522

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.