Townes
Boy name · #1321 in 2025 · Uniqueness 42/100
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, 1880–2025. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Townes in class?
Townes scores 42 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 Townes is most common
Geography matters for names, and Townes is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Towness were TX (38), CA (12), GA (8), TN (8), VA (8). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
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. It scores 42/100 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.