How Many People Are Named Fowler?
An estimated 114 people in the United States have the first name Fowler. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Fowler peaked in popularity in 1922 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fowler 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 Fowler paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
114
About 1 in 3,006,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
1922
16 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fowler
Fowler is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 268 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fowler as a male name
Ranked #6,253 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (16 births)
Fowler: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fowler span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 75 babies were registered. While Fowler is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fowler by Decade
How has Fowler 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.
Fowler by State
Fowler + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fowler as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fowler
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fowler: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fowler?
We estimate approximately 114 people named Fowler 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 3,006,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Fowler a common name?
Fowler is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fowler most popular?
Fowler reached peak popularity in 1922, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fowler is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fowler a male name?
Fowler is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fowler Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fowler Smith, Fowler Johnson, Fowler 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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