How Many People Are Named Cinderella?
An estimated 440 people in the United States have the first name Cinderella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Cinderella peaked in popularity in 1922 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cinderella 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 Cinderella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
440
About 1 in 778,987 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1922
25 births
Total Registered
908
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cinderella
Cinderella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 908 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cinderella as a female name
Ranked #15,731 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (25 births)
Cinderella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cinderella span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 162 babies were registered. Cinderella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cinderella by Decade
How has Cinderella 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.
Cinderella by State
Cinderella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cinderella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cinderella
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cinderella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cinderella?
We estimate approximately 440 people named Cinderella 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 778,987 Americans share this first name.
Is Cinderella a common name?
Cinderella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 908 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cinderella most popular?
Cinderella reached peak popularity in 1922, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cinderella is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cinderella a female name?
Cinderella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cinderella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cinderella Smith, Cinderella Johnson, Cinderella 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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