How Many People Are Named Festus?
An estimated 87 people in the United States have the first name Festus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Festus peaked in popularity in 1916 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Festus 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 Festus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Festus is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
87
About 1 in 3,939,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1916
16 births
Total Registered
371
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Festus
Festus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 371 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Festus as a male name
Ranked #12,824 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1916 (16 births)
Festus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Festus span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 102 babies were registered. Festus has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Festus by Decade
How has Festus 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.
Festus by State
Festus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Festus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Festus
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Festus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Festus?
We estimate approximately 87 people named Festus 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 3,939,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Festus a common name?
Festus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 371 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Festus most popular?
Festus reached peak popularity in 1916, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Festus is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Festus a male name?
Festus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Festus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Festus Smith, Festus Johnson, Festus 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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