General
1 countryUS
4,025
total births, United States
Total births recorded
4,025
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
105
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
General’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
4,025 births recorded 1880–2024 · peaked in 1918 with 105 births
Most common in: Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
General’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #8299 | — |
| 2006 | #8732 | ↓433 |
| 2007 | #8173 | ↑559 |
| 2008 | #7698 | ↑475 |
| 2009 | #8985 | ↓1287 |
| 2010 | #8803 | ↑182 |
| 2011 | #5675 | ↑3128 |
| 2012 | #8158 | ↓2483 |
| 2013 | #5171 | ↑2987 |
| 2014 | #7562 | ↓2391 |
| 2015 | #6324 | ↑1238 |
| 2016 | #6349 | ↓25 |
| 2017 | #7095 | ↓746 |
| 2018 | #10760 | ↓3665 |
| 2019 | #7173 | ↑3587 |
| 2020 | #6296 | ↑877 |
| 2021 | #9714 | ↓3418 |
| 2022 | #9823 | ↓109 |
| 2023 | #7289 | ↑2534 |
| 2024 | #9894 | ↓2605 |