How Many People Are Named Fritz?
An estimated 3,817 people in the United States have the first name Fritz. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Fritz peaked in popularity in 1956 with 107 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fritz 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 Fritz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,817
About 1 in 89,797 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1956
107 births
Total Registered
6,635
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fritz
Fritz is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,635 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fritz as a male name
Ranked #2,530 in 2024
53 male births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (107 births)
Fritz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fritz span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 879 babies were registered. Fritz has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fritz by Decade
How has Fritz 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.
Fritz by State
Birth registrations for Fritz span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Missouri, District of Columbia, Kansas. On average, about 99 Fritzs were registered per state.
Fritz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fritz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fritz
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fritz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fritz?
We estimate approximately 3,817 people named Fritz 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 89,797 Americans share this first name.
Is Fritz a common name?
Fritz is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,635 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fritz most popular?
Fritz reached peak popularity in 1956, when 107 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fritz is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fritz a male name?
Fritz is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fritz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fritz Smith, Fritz Johnson, Fritz 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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