Free Popularity by Year
Follow Free across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Free birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Girls | 6 | #13,477 | Down 2,331 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 8 | #11,146 | Up 996 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 10 | #7,502 | Up 1,366 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 7 | #12,142 | Up 3,760 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 5 | #15,902 | Down 1,420 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 6 | #14,482 | Up 76 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 6 | #14,558 | Up 2,311 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 5 | #16,869 | Up 635 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 5 | #17,504 | Down 3,898 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 7 | #13,606 | Up 2,178 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 9,800 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 5 | #8,868 | Down 2,812 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 5 | #6,056 | Down 2,220 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 9 | #3,836 | Up 582 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Down 477 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 8 | #3,941 | Down 995 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 9 | #5,984 | Up 916 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 12 | #2,946 | — |
| 1974 | Girls | 7 | #6,900 | — |