How Many People Are Named Bige?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Bige. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Bige peaked in popularity in 1929 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bige 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 Bige paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Bige is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Bige is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1929
7 births
Total Registered
57
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bige
Bige is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 57 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bige as a male name
Ranked #3,999 in 1956
5 male births in 1956
Peak: 1929 (7 births)
Bige: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bige span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 22 babies were registered. While Bige is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bige by Decade
How has Bige 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.
Bige by State
Bige + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bige as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bige
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bige: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bige?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Bige 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Bige a common name?
Bige is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 57 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bige most popular?
Bige reached peak popularity in 1929, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bige is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bige a male name?
Bige is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bige Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bige Smith, Bige Johnson, Bige 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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