How Many People Are Named Female?
An estimated 1,256 people in the United States have the first name Female. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Female peaked in popularity in 1990 with 157 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Female 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 Female paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,256
About 1 in 272,894 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1990
157 births
Total Registered
1,297
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Female
Female is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,297 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Female as a male name
Ranked #8,310 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Female as a female name
Ranked #8,615 in 2015
13 female births in 2015
Peak: 1990 (157 births)
Female: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Female span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 811 babies were registered. Female has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Female by Decade
How has Female 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.
Female by State
Birth registrations for Female span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Mexico, Kansas. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Michigan, Texas. On average, about 184 Females were registered per state.
Female + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Female as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Female
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Female: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Female?
We estimate approximately 1,256 people named Female 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 272,894 Americans share this first name.
Is Female a common name?
Female is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,297 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Female most popular?
Female reached peak popularity in 1990, when 157 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Female is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Female a female name?
Female is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Female Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Female Smith, Female Johnson, Female 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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