How Many People Are Named Feather?
An estimated 530 people in the United States have the first name Feather. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Feather peaked in popularity in 1977 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Feather 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 Feather paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
530
About 1 in 646,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1977
56 births
Total Registered
554
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Feather
Feather is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 554 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Feather as a female name
Ranked #13,985 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1977 (56 births)
Feather: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Feather span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 145 babies were registered. Feather has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Feather by Decade
How has Feather 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.
Feather by State
Birth registrations for Feather span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Oklahoma, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, Oklahoma, California. On average, about 15 Feathers were registered per state.
Feather + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Feather as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Feather
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Feather: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Feather?
We estimate approximately 530 people named Feather 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 646,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Feather a common name?
Feather is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 554 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Feather most popular?
Feather reached peak popularity in 1977, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Feather is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Feather a female name?
Feather is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Feather Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Feather Smith, Feather Johnson, Feather 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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