Sparrow

SPA-roh /ˈspæɹoʊ/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Sparrow is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.

Sparrow is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,157 among girls (35) and #6,403 among boys (14) — overall #5,737 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.

About the name Sparrow

PronunciationSPA-roh /ˈspæɹoʊ/
#4,157among girls 2025
#6,403among boys 2025
#1,026unisex rank 2025
#5,737among all names 2025
35girls 2025
14boys 2025

Names similar to Sparrow

How popular is Sparrow?

Girls named Sparrow 35 in 2025
1977198019902000201020202025
Girls named Sparrow per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1977–2025 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 Sparrow 14 in 2025
2010201520202025
Boys named Sparrow per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1977–2025 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

Sparrow total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20254949#4,157#6,403
20246666#3,452#5,032
20237676#2,843#5,886
20227676#2,817#6,112
20218686#2,555#5,530
20207070#2,957#5,941
20198282#2,589#6,365
20187575#2,554#11,945
20179999#2,180#7,476
20167676#2,640#8,713
20156363#3,086#9,448
20147373#2,711#9,507
20137979#2,655#6,961
20125757#3,310#10,602
20114242#4,668#7,433
20103737#4,592#13,978
20091717#7,640—
20081818#7,374—
200755#20,177—
200699#12,300—
200566#16,184—
200477#14,006—
199877#12,258—
19975—#15,821—
19958—#10,399—
19775—#11,061—