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Sparrow
OriginNature name
Meaning"sparrow, a bird"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#2090
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About Sparrow
The name Sparrow peaked for girls at #2179 in 2017. The name is most popular in SPARROW, SPARROW, and SPARROW. Sparrow is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,711 | 65 | 36.4 |
| 2015 | #3,085 | 55 | 30.8 |
| 2016 | #2,639 | 67 | 37.8 |
| 2017 | #2,179 | 88 | 51 |
| 2018 | #2,553 | 69 | 40.6 |
| 2019 | #2,589 | 68 | 40.5 |
| 2020 | #2,956 | 55 | 34 |
| 2021 | #2,553 | 69 | 42.1 |
| 2022 | #2,816 | 61 | 37.2 |
| 2023 | #2,840 | 60 | 37.4 |
| 2024 | #3,554 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2025 | #4,157 | 35 | 21.8 |
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Famous Sparrows
- Charles P. "Sparrow" McCaffrey
American baseball player
- Sparrow Jane Lucca (b. 2009)
daughter of singer Tony Lucca
- Sparrow Rose Kilcher (b. 2015)
daughter of reality TV personalities Eve and Eivin Kilcher, cousin of Jewel
- Sparrow James Midnight Madden (b. 2009)
son of TV personality Nicole Richie and musician Joel Madden
Sparrow in pop culture
- Raffy "Sparrow" Morrison
character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- Sparrow Hood
son of Robin Hood, character on "Ever After High"
- Capt. Jack Sparrow
character in "Pirates of the Caribbean"
- Sally Sparrow
character in "Doctor Who"
- "Little Sparrow
" Dolly Parton song about how men cannot be trusted
- "His Eye is on the Sparrow
" church hymn
- Sparrow
daughter of Nok and Rolf in "The Cage" series by Megan Shepherd
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