How Many People Are Named Echo?
An estimated 4,536 people in the United States have the first name Echo. It is predominantly female (92.9%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Echo peaked in popularity in 2021 with 190 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Echo 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 Echo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,536
About 1 in 75,563 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2021
190 births
Total Registered
5,115
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Echo
Echo is predominantly female (92.9%), though 365 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Echo as a male name
Ranked #3,529 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (56 births)
Echo as a female name
Ranked #1,693 in 2024
120 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (182 births)
Echo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Echo span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 994 babies were registered. Echo remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Echo by Decade
How has Echo 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.
Echo by State
Birth registrations for Echo span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Kentucky. On average, about 42 Echos were registered per state.
Echo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Echo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Echo
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Echo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Echo?
We estimate approximately 4,536 people named Echo 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 75,563 Americans share this first name.
Is Echo a common name?
Echo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,115 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Echo most popular?
Echo reached peak popularity in 2021, when 190 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Echo is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Echo a female name?
Echo is predominantly female. 92.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Echo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Echo Smith, Echo Johnson, Echo 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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