How Many People Are Named Fentress?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Fentress. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Fentress peaked in popularity in 1918 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fentress 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 Fentress paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Fentress is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1918
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fentress
Fentress is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fentress as a male name
Ranked #5,887 in 1976
5 male births in 1976
Peak: 1918 (6 births)
Fentress: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fentress span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 6 babies were registered. Fentress remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Fentress by Decade
How has Fentress 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.
Fentress + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fentress as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fentress
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fentress: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fentress?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Fentress 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Fentress a common name?
Fentress is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fentress most popular?
Fentress reached peak popularity in 1918, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fentress is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fentress a male name?
Fentress is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fentress Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fentress Smith, Fentress Johnson, Fentress 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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