How Many People Are Named Foday?
An estimated 96 people in the United States have the first name Foday. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Foday peaked in popularity in 2006 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Foday 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 Foday paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Foday is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
96
About 1 in 3,570,358 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
11 births
Total Registered
97
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Foday
Foday is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 97 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Foday as a male name
Ranked #12,866 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (11 births)
Foday: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Foday span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 43 babies were registered. While Foday is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Foday by Decade
How has Foday 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.
Foday + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Foday as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Foday
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Foday: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Foday?
We estimate approximately 96 people named Foday 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 3,570,358 Americans share this first name.
Is Foday a common name?
Foday is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 97 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Foday most popular?
Foday reached peak popularity in 2006, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Foday is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Foday a male name?
Foday is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Foday Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Foday Smith, Foday Johnson, Foday 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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