Meanings & themes
Presidential surnames as first names
17 names · 5 girls · 12 boys · records through 2025
America's favorite naming trick: take a president's surname, hand it to a baby. Madison went from Mount Rushmore neighbor to #1-adjacent girl name.
This guide has 17 names: 5 girl names and 12 boy names. A curated set of presidential surnames matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
Before the names
These presidential surnames are in genuine first-name use today — ranks included.
Boy names
12 names
- Jackson#36 today
- Carter#45 today
- Lincoln#69 today
- Harrison#116 today
- Hayes#162 today
- Tyler#219 today
- Grant#228 today
- Ford#474 today
- Quincy#652 today
- Wilson#672 today
- Jefferson#829 today
- Truman#1547 today
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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