Success
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of direct competition or a zero-sum game.
Meaning & Origin of Success
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Success is the state or condition of meeting a defined range of expectations. It may be viewed as the opposite of failure. The criteria for success depend on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person might consider a success what another person considers a failure, particularly in cases of direct competition or a zero-sum game.
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The Story of Success
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Success as a girl name dates back to 2010, when 8 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Success — #6,695 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Success on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Success last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 117 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Success on the record books as a boy name in 2007, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 9 Successs were born — ranking #8,062 that year. About 56% of every Success on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Success last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 87 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Success
Phonetically similar names — useful when Success is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sexus
- Succes
- Successor
- Successo
- Sixes
- Sexes
- Succus
- Soxs
- Succuss
- Saxes
- Secess
- Saxs
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Success
Success is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 117 births in the dataset. Success's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,695. Use the chart and map above to compare Success'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.