Names / Unisex names
Sparrow
Current rank
#4,157
and easing
All-time peak
#2,180
in 2017
First recorded
1977
in U.S. data
Children named
1,100
since 1977
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,180 in 2017 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Small, quick, and charming; great for light-footed cats. It first appears in American naming data in 1977. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 1,100 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.