Sparrow
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sparrow
With other bird names such as Lark and Phoenix on the rise, why not chirpy Sparrow? Nicole Richie and Joel Madden named their son, born in 2009, Sparrow James Midnight.
Sparrow for girls#4157 US
With related choices such as Lark and Phoenix gaining popularity, why not Sparrow? Though it's usually thought of as a female name, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden chose it for their son.
Pronounced SPAR-oh.
As of October 2026, Sparrow ranked #6403 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5012 in 2024.
Popularity & trends
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
- Sparrow James Midnight (b. 2009)Boy
son of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden
- Charles P. "Sparrow" McCaffreyGirl
American baseball player
- Sparrow Jane Lucca (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of singer Tony Lucca
- Sparrow Rose Kilcher (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of reality TV personalities Eve and Eivin Kilcher, cousin of Jewel
- Sparrow James Midnight Madden (b. 2009)Girl
son of TV personality Nicole Richie and musician Joel Madden
Sparrow in pop culture
- Captain Jack SparrowBoy
main protagonist of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise
- Raffy "Sparrow" MorrisonGirl
character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- Sparrow HoodGirl
son of Robin Hood, character on "Ever After High"
- Capt. Jack SparrowGirl
character in "Pirates of the Caribbean"
- Sally SparrowGirl
character in "Doctor Who"
- "Little SparrowGirl
" Dolly Parton song about how men cannot be trusted
- "His Eye is on the SparrowGirl
" church hymn
- SparrowGirl
daughter of Nok and Rolf in "The Cage" series by Megan Shepherd