How Many People Are Named Fed?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Fed. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 94 years old, and Fed peaked in popularity in 1924 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fed 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 Fed paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 94, Fed is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1942.
- Fed is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
94
years old
Peak Year
1924
8 births
Total Registered
72
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fed
Fed is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 72 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fed as a male name
Ranked #3,673 in 1941
5 male births in 1941
Peak: 1924 (8 births)
Fed: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fed span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 24 babies were registered. Fed has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fed by Decade
How has Fed 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.
Fed + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fed
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fed: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fed?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Fed 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Fed a common name?
Fed is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 72 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fed most popular?
Fed reached peak popularity in 1924, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fed is approximately 94 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fed a male name?
Fed is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fed Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fed Smith, Fed Johnson, Fed 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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