girls:
67 births since 2018
#5649 (1st percentile)
boys:
1.1k births since 2002
#3460 (25th percentile)
overall:
1.2k births since 2002
#6530 (16th percentile)
The name Townes is the #6,530 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,210 recorded births since 2002. This represents the 15.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 15.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,460 (24.5% percentile) for all time with 1,143 births since 2002. For girls, it ranks #5,649 (1.1% percentile) for all time with 67 births since 2018.
Townes first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2002 (2002 for boys and 2018 for girls).
The name Townes has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 94.5% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 86.6% of babies named Townes were boys.
For boys, Townes reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 12.7% percentile (ranked #807) with 65 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 65 births per million (ranked 12.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2005, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Townes is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #800 (12.2% percentile) with 63 births per million.
For girls, Townes reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.4% percentile (ranked #934) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Townes is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #934 (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Townes".
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