Fields
Boy name · #3524 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
Fields is currently the #3524 boy name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8040, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 boys born in 2025 was named Fields.
The 109-year story
Fields first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 32 babies and a rank of #3513. 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.
Babies named Fields per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Fields in class?
Fields scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Fields is most common
State-level data for Fields 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 Fields
Statistically, parents drawn to Fields tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Psalms, Mads, Ferran, Cyprus, and Hades.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Fields | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3513 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5659 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4742 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5874 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5776 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8739 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7173 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9670 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9696 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7157 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8040 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10717 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3734 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3668 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3741 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2822 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4239 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4307 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3516 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Fields a popular boy name?
Fields ranked #3524 among boys in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8040.
When was the name Fields most popular?
Fields peaked in 2025, when 32 American boys received the name (ranked #3513 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Fields?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American boys was named Fields. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.