How Many People Are Named Fleming?
An estimated 315 people in the United States have the first name Fleming. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Fleming peaked in popularity in 1917 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fleming 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 Fleming paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Fleming is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
315
About 1 in 1,088,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1917
27 births
Total Registered
1,017
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fleming
Fleming is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,017 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fleming as a male name
Ranked #12,657 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1917 (27 births)
Fleming: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fleming span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 180 babies were registered. Fleming has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fleming by Decade
How has Fleming 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.
Fleming by State
Birth registrations for Fleming span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina. The lowest are in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia. On average, about 12 Flemings were registered per state.
Fleming + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fleming as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fleming
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fleming: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fleming?
We estimate approximately 315 people named Fleming 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 1,088,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Fleming a common name?
Fleming is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,017 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fleming most popular?
Fleming reached peak popularity in 1917, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fleming is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fleming a male name?
Fleming is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fleming Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fleming Smith, Fleming Johnson, Fleming 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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