Little is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Little is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Little was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1975 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,485 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,266 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,615 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,835 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,108 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #7,014 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,784 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,186 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #14,758 | #5,728 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,599 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | — | #4,031 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,289 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #14,263 | #4,876 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #13,618 | #3,394 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,516 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,367 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | — | #3,529 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #3,044 |
| 1983 | 21 | — | #9,701 | #3,016 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | — | #2,311 |
| 1981 | 25 | — | #8,644 | #2,636 |
| 1980 | 33 | — | #6,572 | #2,255 |
| 1979 | 27 | — | #11,169 | #2,285 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | — | #2,620 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #9,127 | #1,978 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1975 | 41 | — | #6,229 | #1,612 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | #6,583 | #1,679 |
| 1973 | 34 | — | #7,981 | #1,682 |
| 1972 | 31 | — | #9,023 | #1,749 |
| 1971 | 37 | — | #6,348 | #1,654 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | — | #2,257 |
| 1969 | 20 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1968 | 29 | — | — | #1,469 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | — | #1,794 |
| 1966 | 16 | — | — | #2,014 |
| 1965 | 32 | — | #7,093 | #1,500 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | — | #2,270 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | #7,178 | #1,814 |
| 1962 | 26 | — | #7,135 | #1,787 |
| 1961 | 31 | — | #6,252 | #1,623 |
| 1960 | 26 | — | #4,994 | #1,951 |
| 1959 | 36 | — | #4,849 | #1,518 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | — | #2,453 |
| 1957 | 21 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1956 | 21 | — | #5,663 | #2,137 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | — | #2,189 |
| 1954 | 21 | — | #6,236 | #2,015 |
| 1953 | 21 | — | — | #1,697 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | #5,253 | #1,984 |
| 1951 | 16 | — | — | #1,946 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #5,753 | #2,929 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | — | #1,995 |
| 1948 | 19 | — | — | #1,743 |
| 1947 | 28 | — | #4,581 | #1,684 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,729 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | — | #1,982 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | — | #2,406 |
| 1943 | 18 | — | — | #1,743 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #4,391 | #1,659 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | — | #2,053 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | #4,135 | #1,858 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | — | #2,245 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | #4,700 | #2,418 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | — | #1,562 |
| 1936 | 16 | — | — | #1,764 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | — | #2,093 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | #4,091 | #2,199 |
| 1933 | 21 | — | #4,582 | #1,802 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,251 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | — | #1,747 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | — | #1,869 |
| 1929 | 25 | — | #3,556 | #1,900 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | #4,491 | #1,874 |
| 1927 | 27 | — | #5,258 | #1,677 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | — | #2,037 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | #5,439 | #1,719 |
| 1924 | 21 | — | — | #1,759 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | #5,372 | #1,991 |
| 1922 | 23 | — | — | #1,621 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | — | #1,684 |
| 1920 | 27 | — | #5,416 | #1,669 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | — | #1,606 |
| 1918 | 22 | — | #5,250 | #1,956 |
| 1917 | 22 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1916 | 14 | — | — | #2,105 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,390 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,208 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,890 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | — | #1,396 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,746 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | — | #989 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,144 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #865 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #914 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #983 |