Ptolemy

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 2003. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

2025 rank (boys)

#9,714

Babies named in 2025

Peak popularity

2016

2025 frequency

1 in 244,011 boys

Usually for

Boys

Trend

Holding steady

Holding steady, #9,714 for boys today.

Popularity of Ptolemy since 2003

Babies named Ptolemy per year in U.S. Social Security records.

Data table (by decade)

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