History of Social Security Administration in Timeline

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Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government created in 1935 to administer Social Security. This social insurance program provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to eligible Americans. Originally named the Social Security Board, it adopted its current name in 1946. The SSA is codified in 42 U.S.C. § 901. Currently, Frank Bisignano serves as the Commissioner.

2007: Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) Changed to ODAR

In 2007, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) was renamed to the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) to better reflect the agency's focus on disability cases, which constituted about 75% of its workload.

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2024: BabyCenter site and app reports on naming trends in real time

In 2024, BabyCenter site and app publishes naming trends in real time by analyzing information from more than 500,000 parents who actively register births on their app.

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