Is September a boy or girl name?
September is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 0 boys were named September, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,182 US babies named September were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,913
- Babies named September since 1955
- 2,182
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 51 babies
Boys and girls named September, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 254 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 346 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 402 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 340 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 304 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 122 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,913 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,521 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,950 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,073 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,429 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,637 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,993 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,562 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,837 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,253 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,627 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,689 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,043 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,171 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,068 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,924 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,652 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,912 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,210 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,265 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,196 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,664 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,584 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,003 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,797 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,616 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,413 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,428 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,760 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,678 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,422 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,549 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,214 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,702 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,608 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,472 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,370 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,419 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,104 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,187 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,059 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,045 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,183 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,997 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,248 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,048 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,485 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,814 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,378 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,716 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,183 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,756 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,777 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,309 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,919 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,331 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,399 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,976 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,984 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,239 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,889 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,964 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,311 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,340 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,154 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,540 |
Highest rank
September has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,976 in 1963. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.