COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Commodore
A male given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1965 — 61 YEARS

Commodore (M): reported births per year0510152025188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 20 — 1923
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

A naval rank, conferred in the cradle. Commodore was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1964, peaking at 20 births in 1923 — 368 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 61 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1964
Peak1923 — 20 births
Total recorded, 1880–2025368
Years above the line46 of a possible 146
Longest absence61 years (1965–2025, ongoing)

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The Vanished · 1880–1983 · peak 1924

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The Vanished · 1880–1968 · peak 1924

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The Vanished · 1880–1962 · peak 1924

Dortha

The Vanished · 1889–1984 · peak 1921

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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