How Many People Are Named Countess?
An estimated 86 people in the United States have the first name Countess. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Countess peaked in popularity in 1988 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Countess 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 Countess paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Countess is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
86
About 1 in 3,985,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1988
15 births
Total Registered
117
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Countess
Countess is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 117 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Countess as a female name
Ranked #14,566 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1988 (15 births)
Countess: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Countess span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 24 babies were registered. While Countess is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Countess by Decade
How has Countess 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.
Countess + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Countess as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Countess
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Countess: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Countess?
We estimate approximately 86 people named Countess 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 3,985,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Countess a common name?
Countess is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 117 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Countess most popular?
Countess reached peak popularity in 1988, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Countess is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Countess a female name?
Countess is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Countess Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Countess Smith, Countess Johnson, Countess 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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