How Many People Are Named Believe?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Believe. It is used for both genders, with 69.2% female. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Believe peaked in popularity in 2019 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Believe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Believe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
69.2% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2019
20 births
Total Registered
104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Believe
Believe is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (30.8%) and females (69.2%). Out of 104 total births registered, 32 were male and 72 were female.
Believe as a male name
Ranked #9,869 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (7 births)
Believe as a female name
Ranked #13,702 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2018 (13 births)
Believe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Believe span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 55 babies were registered. Believe remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Believe by Decade
How has Believe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Believe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Believe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Believe
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Believe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Believe?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Believe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Believe a common name?
Believe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Believe most popular?
Believe reached peak popularity in 2019, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Believe is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Believe a female name?
Believe is predominantly female. 69.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Believe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Believe Smith, Believe Johnson, Believe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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