Governor
- Last seen for boys in 2011 at #12,287
- Peak · boys
- 1889 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 349since 1889
Governor over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Governor has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2011 | #12,287 | 5 |
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| 1972 | #3,963 | 7 |
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| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
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| 1955 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | |
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| 1938 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 6 |
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| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
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| 1892 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | #789 | 7 |
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| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1889
The first year at least five boys were named Governor! It came in at #789, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Governor is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Governor in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2011
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1889 at #789 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1890, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1889
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,797
- Highest: 1 in 15,797 boys born in 1889 were named Governor (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 379,850 boys born in 2011 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 29.2% of all boys named Governor (102) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #789 (1889) | #789 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,066 (1892) | #1,066 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,162 (1900) | #1,162 |
| 1910s | 65 | #1,421 (1910) | #2,534 |
| 1920s | 102 | #1,941 (1923) | #2,644 |
| 1930s | 53 | #2,293 (1930) | #2,980 |
| 1940s | 61 | #2,207 (1941) | #2,873 |
| 1950s | 33 | #2,764 (1955) | #3,265 |
| 1960s | 5 | #4,033 (1962) | #4,033 |
| 1970s | 7 | #3,963 (1972) | #3,963 |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 0 | — | — |
| 2010s | 5 | #12,287 (2011) | #12,287 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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