How Many People Are Named Fitzgerald?
An estimated 1,762 people in the United States have the first name Fitzgerald. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Fitzgerald peaked in popularity in 1964 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,762
About 1 in 194,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1964
125 births
Total Registered
1,885
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,885 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fitzgerald as a male name
Ranked #2,239 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (125 births)
Fitzgerald: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fitzgerald span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 551 babies were registered. While Fitzgerald is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fitzgerald by Decade
How has Fitzgerald 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.
Fitzgerald by State
Birth registrations for Fitzgerald span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Missouri, Georgia. On average, about 23 Fitzgeralds were registered per state.
Fitzgerald + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fitzgerald as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fitzgerald
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fitzgerald: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fitzgerald?
We estimate approximately 1,762 people named Fitzgerald 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 194,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Fitzgerald a common name?
Fitzgerald is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,885 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fitzgerald most popular?
Fitzgerald reached peak popularity in 1964, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fitzgerald is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fitzgerald a male name?
Fitzgerald is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fitzgerald Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fitzgerald Smith, Fitzgerald Johnson, Fitzgerald 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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