Downing

DOW-nihng /ˈdaʊnɪŋ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Downing is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Downing is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1919. Downing was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1915 (7 births).

About the name Downing

PronunciationDOW-nihng /ˈdaʊnɪŋ/
7peak births 1915
1915first in SSA data

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How popular is Downing?

Boys named Downing
19151919
Boys named Downing per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1919 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1919) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Downing total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19196—#3,843
19157—#3,160