Styles
Boy name · #3894 in 2025 · Uniqueness 81/100
In 2025, 28 baby boys were named Styles, placing it at #3894 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4295, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 boys born in 2025 was named Styles.
Babies named Styles per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 38-year story
Styles first appears in the Social Security records in 1987, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 37 babies and a rank of #3216. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Styles against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Styles in class?
Styles scores 81 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Styles will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Styles is most common
State-level data for Styles is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Styles
Statistically, parents drawn to Styles tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Stiles, Welles, Sirius, Hermes, and Reeves.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Styles | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3848 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3216 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3629 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3344 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3912 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3570 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4337 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3607 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4105 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3990 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4295 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4866 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4463 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4862 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5945 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6698 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4278 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5249 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5210 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6094 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3815 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4602 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5035 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4919 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4676 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Styles a popular boy name?
Styles ranked #3894 among boys in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4295.
When was the name Styles most popular?
Styles peaked in 2024, when 37 American boys received the name (ranked #3216 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Styles?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American boys was named Styles. It scores 81/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.