Price: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,347

among boys · ↑391 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Price · +31% vs 2024

How common

1 in 28,950

boys born in 2025

Peak year

2025

71 babies

All-time total

4,022

#2,124 all-time among boys

First recorded

1880

in Social Security records

Price popularity over time

4,022 babies have been named Price since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	102	102	10	–	#498
1890s	–	106	106	11	+4%	#454
1900s	–	112	112	11	+6%	#610
1910s	–	370	370	37	+230%	#767
1920s	–	394	394	39	+6%	#928
1930s	–	276	276	28	-30%	#1,136
1940s	–	230	230	23	-17%	#1,246
1950s	–	242	242	24	+5%	#1,325
1960s	–	255	255	26	+5%	#1,088
1970s	–	174	174	17	-32%	#1,735
1980s	–	208	208	21	+20%	#2,058
1990s	–	260	260	26	+25%	#2,397
2000s	6	397	403	40	+55%	#2,076
2010s	39	485	524	52	+30%	#2,394
2020s (to 2025)	51	315	366	61	+16%	#2,347

Where Price is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 boys	Implied rank
2026	59	0.03	outside top 500
2027	59	0.03	outside top 500
2028	59	0.03	outside top 500
2029	59	0.03	outside top 500
2030	59	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Price

Price is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,347 in 2025 with 59 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 4,022 American babies have been named Price. Its peak came in 2025, when 71 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Price stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Price?

The median living Price is about 23 years old; half are between 10 and 53. An estimated 2,400 people named Price are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Price year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	12	#8,741	59	#2,347
2024	6	#14,870	48	#2,738
2023	8	#11,953	43	#2,929
2022	10	#10,233	58	#2,434
2021	9	#10,940	56	#2,428
2020	6	#14,711	51	#2,537
2019	5	#17,413	54	#2,477
2018	–	–	55	#2,407
2017	–	–	50	#2,557
2016	10	#10,665	52	#2,465
2015	6	#15,965	38	#3,069
2014	–	–	45	#2,695
2013	6	#16,079	44	#2,699
2012	6	#16,400	48	#2,584
2011	6	#16,308	53	#2,394
2010	–	–	46	#2,670
2009	–	–	46	#2,692
2008	–	–	43	#2,814
2007	–	–	43	#2,794
2006	–	–	64	#2,076
2005	6	#15,965	34	#3,071
2004	–	–	44	#2,525
2003	–	–	39	#2,610
2002	–	–	27	#3,323
2001	–	–	28	#3,205
2000	–	–	29	#3,053
1995	–	–	28	#2,670
1990	–	–	27	#2,539
1985	–	–	18	#2,797
1980	–	–	18	#2,700
1975	–	–	15	#2,724
1970	–	–	26	#1,735
1965	–	–	22	#1,707
1960	–	–	15	#2,182
1955	–	–	29	#1,446
1950	–	–	27	#1,421
1945	–	–	25	#1,340
1940	–	–	30	#1,246
1935	–	–	21	#1,531
1930	–	–	37	#1,169
1925	–	–	40	#1,116
1920	–	–	50	#983
1915	–	–	41	#994
1910	–	–	14	#852
1905	–	–	16	#610
1900	–	–	13	#723
1895	–	–	7	#961
1890	–	–	12	#596
1885	–	–	11	#596
1880	–	–	8	#729

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Price, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Price?

The median living Price is about 23 years old. Half of all living Prices are between 10 and 53 years old.

How many people named Price are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Price are alive in the United States, based on 4,022 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Price mean?

Price is a male given name which may refer to:Price Cobb, American racecar driver Price Daniel (1910–1988), US Senator and 38th Governor of Texas Price Daniel Jr.

How popular is the name Price in 2025?

Price ranked #2,347 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 59 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Price?

4,022 babies have been named Price in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Price most popular?

Price peaked in 2025, when 71 newborns received the name.

Is Price a boy or girl name?

Price is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Price rising or falling?

Price is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Price become more popular?

Price looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 boys named Price in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Price

Names that sound and feel close to Price: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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