How Many People Are Named Free?
An estimated 127 people in the United States have the first name Free. It is used for both genders, with 57.6% female. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Free peaked in popularity in 1974 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Free 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 Free paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
127
About 1 in 2,698,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
57.6% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1974
19 births
Total Registered
132
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Free
Free is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (42.4%) and females (57.6%). Out of 132 total births registered, 56 were male and 76 were female.
Free as a male name
Ranked #7,700 in 2020
10 male births in 2020
Peak: 1974 (12 births)
Free as a female name
Ranked #14,000 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (9 births)
Free: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Free span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 57 babies were registered. While Free is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Free by Decade
How has Free 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.
Free + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Free as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Free
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Free: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Free?
We estimate approximately 127 people named Free 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 2,698,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Free a common name?
Free is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 132 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Free most popular?
Free reached peak popularity in 1974, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Free is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Free a female name?
Free is predominantly female. 57.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Free Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Free Smith, Free Johnson, Free 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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