How Many People Are Named Friend?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Friend. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Friend peaked in popularity in 1920 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Friend 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 Friend paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Friend is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
- Friend is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1920
10 births
Total Registered
74
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Friend
Friend is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 74 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Friend as a male name
Ranked #5,233 in 1972
5 male births in 1972
Peak: 1920 (10 births)
Friend: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Friend span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 45 babies were registered. Friend has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Friend by Decade
How has Friend 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.
Friend + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Friend as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Friend
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Friend: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Friend?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Friend 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Friend a common name?
Friend is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 74 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Friend most popular?
Friend reached peak popularity in 1920, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Friend is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Friend a male name?
Friend is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Friend Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Friend Smith, Friend Johnson, Friend 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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