December
December is the 12th and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days.
Meaning & Origin of December
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
December is the 12th and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days.
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The Story of December
December first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1960, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 46 Decembers were born — ranking #3,463 that year. As of 2026, December ranks #5,123 for baby girls with 25 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 2K Decembers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like December
Phonetically similar names — useful when December is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Desember
- Dismember
- Dissembler
- Decembers
- Dezember
- Distemper
- Disempower
- Dishonor
- Dismembered
- Disembark
- Dissemble
- Dishonour
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name December
December is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. December's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #2,723. Use the chart and map above to compare December's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.