How Many People Are Named Champ?
An estimated 846 people in the United States have the first name Champ. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Champ peaked in popularity in 2012 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Champ 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 Champ paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
846
About 1 in 405,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2012
42 births
Total Registered
1,264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Champ
Champ is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,264 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Champ as a male name
Ranked #3,893 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (42 births)
Champ: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Champ span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 349 babies were registered. While Champ is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Champ by Decade
How has Champ 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.
Champ by State
Birth registrations for Champ span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arkansas. The lowest are in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas. On average, about 25 Champs were registered per state.
Champ + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Champ as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Champ: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Champ?
We estimate approximately 846 people named Champ 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 405,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Champ a common name?
Champ is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Champ most popular?
Champ reached peak popularity in 2012, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Champ is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Champ a male name?
Champ is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Champ Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Champ Smith, Champ Johnson, Champ 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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