December
Rank in 2025
#5722
recorded as girls
Down 574 since 2024
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
21
girls 21
Peak year
2012
46 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
1,619
since 1960
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
December was most popular in 2012, when 46 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.03 per 1,000). In 2025, 21 babies were named December, ranking #5722 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 5722 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 25 | 5148 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 32 | 4363 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 33 | 4295 | 5 | 12330 |
| 2021 | 37 | 3935 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 35 | 4005 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 30 | 4546 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 34 | 4144 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 4220 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 32 | 4423 | 6 | 10744 |
| 2015 | 40 | 3767 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 43 | 3585 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 4336 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 46 | 3464 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 34 | 4244 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 31 | 4608 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 45 | 3561 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 36 | 4268 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 32 | 4567 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 4811 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 31 | 4373 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 35 | 3989 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | 4307 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 27 | 4498 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | 4321 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 27 | 4400 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 32 | 3718 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 34 | 3497 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 42 | 2874 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 33 | 3429 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 40 | 2932 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 25 | 4115 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | 4257 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 25 | 4088 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 24 | 4208 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 20 | 4694 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 26 | 3784 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 24 | 3805 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 18 | 4474 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 34 | 2779 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 16 | 4635 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 22 | 3613 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 17 | 4286 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | 4347 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 25 | 3340 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 26 | 3215 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 32 | 2724 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 26 | 3009 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 24 | 3176 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 20 | 3407 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 19 | 3514 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 17 | 3695 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | 5191 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | 6558 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 5 | 7995 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | 7471 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 8 | 5147 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | 6042 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 7 | 5273 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 8 | 4831 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 11 | 4096 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 8 | 4896 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | 5851 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 5 | 6390 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 99% · boys 1% across all years