How Many People Are Named Fielding?
An estimated 385 people in the United States have the first name Fielding. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Fielding peaked in popularity in 2022 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fielding 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 Fielding paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
385
About 1 in 890,271 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2022
16 births
Total Registered
602
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fielding
Fielding is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 602 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fielding as a male name
Ranked #7,909 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (16 births)
Fielding: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fielding span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 111 babies were registered. While Fielding is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fielding by Decade
How has Fielding 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.
Fielding + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fielding as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fielding
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fielding: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fielding?
We estimate approximately 385 people named Fielding 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 890,271 Americans share this first name.
Is Fielding a common name?
Fielding is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 602 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fielding most popular?
Fielding reached peak popularity in 2022, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fielding is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fielding a male name?
Fielding is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fielding Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fielding Smith, Fielding Johnson, Fielding 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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