How Many People Are Named Freedom?
An estimated 1,826 people in the United States have the first name Freedom. It is used for both genders, with 64.7% female. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Freedom peaked in popularity in 1975 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Freedom 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 Freedom paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Freedom is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,826
About 1 in 187,708 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
64.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1975
73 births
Total Registered
1,892
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Freedom
Freedom is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (35.3%) and females (64.7%). Out of 1,892 total births registered, 668 were male and 1,224 were female.
Freedom as a male name
Ranked #6,255 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (27 births)
Freedom as a female name
Ranked #9,758 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (50 births)
Freedom: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Freedom span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 517 babies were registered. While Freedom is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Freedom by Decade
How has Freedom 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.
Freedom by State
Birth registrations for Freedom span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Tennessee, Michigan, Virginia. On average, about 14 Freedoms were registered per state.
Freedom + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Freedom as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Freedom
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Freedom: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Freedom?
We estimate approximately 1,826 people named Freedom 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 187,708 Americans share this first name.
Is Freedom a common name?
Freedom is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,892 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Freedom most popular?
Freedom reached peak popularity in 1975, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Freedom is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Freedom a female name?
Freedom is predominantly female. 64.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Freedom Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Freedom Smith, Freedom Johnson, Freedom 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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