Southern is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Southern is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,021 among girls (7) and #7,607 among boys (11) — overall #11,316 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
Girls named Southern per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1923–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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
Boys named Southern · 11 in 2025
Boys named Southern per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1923–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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