Lieutenant Name Popularity and Statistics

Lieutenant is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1965
Total Recorded U.S. Births199
First Year on Record1912

Lieutenant popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1965Boys7#3,244
1964Boys6#3,601
1955Boys5#3,886
1954Boys6#3,452
1953Boys5#3,798
1950Boys8#2,770
1949Boys7#3,019
1946Boys6#3,173
1945Boys6#2,996
1943Boys10#2,405
1942Boys7#2,940
1941Boys5#3,505
1940Boys8#2,671
1937Boys6#3,175
1935Boys6#3,252
1933Boys5#3,642
1932Boys10#2,465
1928Boys7#3,357
1927Boys10#2,703
1925Boys7#3,408
1923Boys9#2,950
1922Boys8#3,252
1920Boys9#2,967
1919Boys12#2,385

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1919 · Boys

12 recorded births and rank #2,385.

1917 · Boys

12 recorded births and rank #2,280.

1943 · Boys

10 recorded births and rank #2,405.

1932 · Boys

10 recorded births and rank #2,465.

Where Lieutenant ranked highest in 1942

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

MS
Rank #401 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Lieutenant