How Many People Are Named Freeman?
An estimated 4,642 people in the United States have the first name Freeman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Freeman peaked in popularity in 1918 with 229 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Freeman 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 Freeman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,642
About 1 in 73,838 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1918
229 births
Total Registered
10,966
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Freeman
Freeman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,966 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Freeman as a male name
Ranked #3,617 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (229 births)
Freeman as a female name
Ranked #5,409 in 1921
5 female births in 1921
Peak: 1921 (5 births)
Freeman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Freeman span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,903 babies were registered. Freeman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Freeman by Decade
How has Freeman 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.
Freeman by State
Birth registrations for Freeman span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Texas. The lowest are in New Hampshire, North Dakota, Maryland. On average, about 174 Freemans were registered per state.
Freeman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Freeman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Freeman
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Freeman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Freeman?
We estimate approximately 4,642 people named Freeman 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 73,838 Americans share this first name.
Is Freeman a common name?
Freeman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,966 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Freeman most popular?
Freeman reached peak popularity in 1918, when 229 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Freeman is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Freeman a male name?
Freeman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Freeman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Freeman Smith, Freeman Johnson, Freeman 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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