Simpson Popularity by Year
Follow Simpson across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Simpson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 1,164 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 6 | #7,271 | Down 2,106 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 9 | #5,165 | Up 2,105 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 5 | #7,270 | Down 2,417 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 8 | #4,853 | Up 294 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 7 | #5,147 | Up 337 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 6 | #5,484 | Down 425 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Up 64 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 6 | #5,123 | Up 464 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 5 | #5,587 | Down 360 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 5 | #5,227 | Down 126 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 5 | #5,101 | Down 194 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 5 | #4,907 | Down 972 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 6 | #3,935 | Up 201 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 5 | #4,136 | Down 206 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 5 | #3,930 | Up 109 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 5 | #4,039 | Down 6 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 5 | #4,033 | Down 956 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 8 | #3,077 | Up 213 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 7 | #3,290 | Up 654 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 5 | #3,944 | Down 1,122 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 9 | #2,822 | Up 713 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 6 | #3,535 | Down 334 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 7 | #3,201 | Up 626 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 5 | #3,827 | Down 454 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 6 | #3,373 | Up 341 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 5 | #3,714 | Down 385 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 6 | #3,329 | Up 361 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 5 | #3,690 | Down 1,247 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 10 | #2,443 | Down 274 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 13 | #2,169 | Up 750 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 7 | #2,919 | Up 77 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 6 | #2,996 | Down 529 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 9 | #2,467 | Down 285 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 12 | #2,182 | Up 86 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 11 | #2,268 | Up 65 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 10 | #2,333 | Up 145 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 9 | #2,478 | Down 319 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 11 | #2,159 | Up 1,375 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 5 | #3,534 | Down 629 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 7 | #2,905 | Down 509 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 10 | #2,396 | Up 346 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 8 | #2,742 | Up 262 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 7 | #3,004 | Down 155 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 8 | #2,849 | Up 246 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 7 | #3,095 | Down 506 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 10 | #2,589 | Down 202 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 12 | #2,387 | Up 764 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 8 | #3,151 | Down 1,077 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 15 | #2,074 | Down 139 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 17 | #1,935 | Up 108 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 16 | #2,043 | Up 729 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 10 | #2,772 | Down 1,007 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 20 | #1,765 | Down 256 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 25 | #1,509 | Up 622 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 15 | #2,131 | Down 507 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 21 | #1,624 | Down 28 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 22 | #1,596 | Up 390 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 15 | #1,986 | Up 57 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 14 | #2,043 | Down 538 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 21 | #1,505 | Up 103 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 15 | #1,608 | Up 195 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 10 | #1,803 | Down 629 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 16 | #1,174 | Up 213 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 7 | #1,387 | Down 73 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 7 | #1,314 | Down 37 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 6 | #1,277 | Up 96 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 5 | #1,373 | Down 374 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 8 | #999 | Up 52 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 5 | #1,051 | Down 49 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 6 | #1,002 | Up 55 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 5 | #1,057 | Down 383 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 11 | #674 | Up 392 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 5 | #1,066 | Down 314 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 7 | #752 | Down 174 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 11 | #578 | Down 58 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 13 | #520 | Up 279 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 6 | #799 | — |