How Many People Are Named Farmer?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Farmer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Farmer peaked in popularity in 1916 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Farmer 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 Farmer paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Farmer is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Farmer is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1916
10 births
Total Registered
139
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Farmer
Farmer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 139 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Farmer as a male name
Ranked #3,427 in 1963
7 male births in 1963
Peak: 1916 (10 births)
Farmer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Farmer span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 44 babies were registered. Farmer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Farmer by Decade
How has Farmer 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.
Farmer by State
Farmer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Farmer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Farmer
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Farmer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Farmer?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Farmer 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 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Farmer a common name?
Farmer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 139 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Farmer most popular?
Farmer reached peak popularity in 1916, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Farmer is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Farmer a male name?
Farmer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Farmer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Farmer Smith, Farmer Johnson, Farmer 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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