Square
In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral. It has four straight sides of equal length and four equal angles. Squares are special cases of rectangles, which have four equal angles, and of rhombuses, which have four equal sides. As with all rectangles, a square's angles are right angles, making adjacent sides perpendicular.
Meaning & Origin of Square
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral. It has four straight sides of equal length and four equal angles. Squares are special cases of rectangles, which have four equal angles, and of rhombuses, which have four equal sides. As with all rectangles, a square's angles are right angles, making adjacent sides perpendicular.
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The Story of Square
American parents first put Square on the record books as a baby boy name in 1893, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1914, when 9 Squares were born — ranking #2,271 that year. About 45% of every Square on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Square last appeared in the published SSA data in 1943, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 83 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Square
Phonetically similar names — useful when Square is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Squire
- Squier
- Scare
- Swear
- Squared
- Squares
- Skewer
- Sware
- Squezze
- Skare
- Squir
- Squarer
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Square
Square is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 83 births in the dataset. Square's peak popularity came in 1914 when it ranked #2,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Square'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.