Townes
Boy name · #1321 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 147 baby boys were named Townes, placing it at #1321 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2300, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 12,245 boys born in 2025 was named Townes.
Babies named Townes per year. Source: SSA.
The 23-year story
Townes first appears in the Social Security records in 2002, when 9 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 147 babies and a rank of #1315. 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 Townes against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Townes in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Townes is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Townes will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Townes is most common
State-level data for Townes is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Townes
Statistically, parents drawn to Townes tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Younes, Jones, Stiles, Yunus, and Elyas.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Townes | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147 | #1315 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1540 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1518 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1479 |
| 2021 | 119 | #1496 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1815 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2020 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1886 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2532 |
| 2016 | 82 | #1828 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2300 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2461 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2250 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2716 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2261 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2958 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4748 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4714 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4011 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5781 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8299 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7536 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6258 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7055 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Townes a popular boy name?
Townes ranked #1321 among boys in 2025 with 147 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2300.
When was the name Townes most popular?
Townes peaked in 2025, when 147 American boys received the name (ranked #1315 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Townes?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 12,245 newborn American boys was named Townes. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it 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.