How Many People Are Named Converse?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Converse. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Converse peaked in popularity in 1914 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Converse 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 Converse paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Converse is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
- Converse is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1914
5 births
Total Registered
20
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Converse
Converse is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 20 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Converse as a male name
Ranked #3,915 in 1953
5 male births in 1953
Peak: 1914 (5 births)
Converse: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Converse span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 10 babies were registered. While Converse is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Converse by Decade
How has Converse 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.
Converse + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Converse as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Converse
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Converse: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Converse?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Converse 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Converse a common name?
Converse is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Converse most popular?
Converse reached peak popularity in 1914, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Converse is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Converse a male name?
Converse is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Converse Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Converse Smith, Converse Johnson, Converse 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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