General
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1885
36 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
4,025
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
General was most popular in 1885, when 36 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.33 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as General in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 32%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 7 | 9894 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 11 | 7289 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 7 | 9823 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 7 | 9714 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 13 | 6296 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 11 | 7173 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 6 | 10760 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 11 | 7095 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 13 | 6349 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 13 | 6324 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 10 | 7562 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 17 | 5171 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 9 | 8158 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 15 | 5675 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 8 | 8803 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 8 | 8985 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 10 | 7698 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 9 | 8173 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 8 | 8732 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 8 | 8299 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 10 | 6976 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 7 | 8456 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 8 | 7536 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 9 | 6839 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 5 | 9912 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 7 | 7281 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 5 | 9015 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 8 | 6407 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 8 | 6372 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 13 | 4447 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 8 | 6128 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 7 | 6519 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 13 | 4167 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 9 | 4786 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 9 | 4573 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 6 | 5926 |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 7 | 5147 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 11 | 3701 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 8 | 4499 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 9 | 4234 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 5 | 6262 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 8 | 4495 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 13 | 3168 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 12 | 3215 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 11 | 3386 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 8 | 4012 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 7 | 4309 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 17 | 2358 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 15 | 2513 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 15 | 2418 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 15 | 2464 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 13 | 2621 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 19 | 1914 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 14 | 2200 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 14 | 2139 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 21 | 1684 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 16 | 1987 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 18 | 1900 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 21 | 1744 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 21 | 1757 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 16 | 2070 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 21 | 1772 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 17 | 1974 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 21 | 1724 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 24 | 1634 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 22 | 1676 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 23 | 1611 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 34 | 1292 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 40 | 1170 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 27 | 1461 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 39 | 1150 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 42 | 1086 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 37 | 1163 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 45 | 1047 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 45 | 1081 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 48 | 967 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 52 | 864 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 45 | 964 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 60 | 856 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 54 | 900 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 34 | 1129 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 53 | 862 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 45 | 931 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 49 | 897 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 42 | 967 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 50 | 861 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 51 | 881 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 59 | 808 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 60 | 788 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 51 | 902 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 53 | 879 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 45 | 1021 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 45 | 1010 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 57 | 883 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 81 | 722 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 64 | 825 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 63 | 835 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 57 | 925 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 70 | 791 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 79 | 742 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 91 | 677 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 91 | 667 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 99 | 608 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 105 | 596 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 81 | 664 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 63 | 771 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 60 | 776 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 41 | 836 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 39 | 745 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 39 | 681 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 16 | 824 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 32 | 492 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 33 | 436 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | 27 | 475 |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 24 | 472 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | 19 | 523 |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 24 | 452 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 23 | 444 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | 15 | 576 |
| 1902 | <5 | — | 16 | 536 |
| 1901 | <5 | — | 15 | 506 |
| 1900 | <5 | — | 33 | 385 |
| 1899 | <5 | — | 28 | 336 |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 38 | 307 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | 18 | 459 |
| 1896 | <5 | — | 35 | 315 |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 20 | 437 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 26 | 358 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | 29 | 323 |
| 1892 | <5 | — | 33 | 320 |
| 1891 | <5 | — | 27 | 325 |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 24 | 358 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | 34 | 288 |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 31 | 324 |
| 1887 | <5 | — | 27 | 321 |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 23 | 357 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | 36 | 277 |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 25 | 352 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | 25 | 331 |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 33 | 298 |
| 1881 | <5 | — | 24 | 332 |
| 1880 | <5 | — | 32 | 291 |
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