How Many People Are Named Famous?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Famous. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Famous peaked in popularity in 2022 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Famous 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 Famous paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2022
12 births
Total Registered
193
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Famous
Famous is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 193 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Famous as a male name
Ranked #11,323 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (12 births)
Famous: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Famous span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 46 babies were registered. Famous remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Famous by Decade
How has Famous 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.
Famous by State
Famous + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Famous as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Famous
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Famous: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Famous?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Famous 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 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Famous a common name?
Famous is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 193 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Famous most popular?
Famous reached peak popularity in 2022, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Famous is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Famous a male name?
Famous is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Famous Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Famous Smith, Famous Johnson, Famous 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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