How Many People Are Named Fulton?
An estimated 1,641 people in the United States have the first name Fulton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Fulton peaked in popularity in 2024 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fulton 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 Fulton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,641
About 1 in 208,869 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2024
73 births
Total Registered
2,815
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fulton
Fulton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,815 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fulton as a male name
Ranked #2,061 in 2024
73 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (73 births)
Fulton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fulton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 381 babies were registered. Fulton remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Fulton by Decade
How has Fulton 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.
Fulton by State
Birth registrations for Fulton span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina. The lowest are in Tennessee, New York, Florida. On average, about 18 Fultons were registered per state.
Fulton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fulton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Fulton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fulton?
We estimate approximately 1,641 people named Fulton 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 208,869 Americans share this first name.
Is Fulton a common name?
Fulton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,815 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fulton most popular?
Fulton reached peak popularity in 2024, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fulton is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fulton a male name?
Fulton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fulton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fulton Smith, Fulton Johnson, Fulton 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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