How Many People Are Named Girl?
An estimated 587 people in the United States have the first name Girl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Girl peaked in popularity in 2021 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Girl 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 Girl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
587
About 1 in 583,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2021
35 births
Total Registered
596
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Girl
Girl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 596 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Girl as a female name
Ranked #7,011 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (35 births)
Girl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Girl span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 179 babies were registered. While Girl is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Girl by Decade
How has Girl 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.
Girl by State
Birth registrations for Girl span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Dakota, Ohio. The lowest are in New York, Colorado, Washington. On average, about 23 Girls were registered per state.
Girl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Girl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Girl
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Girl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Girl?
We estimate approximately 587 people named Girl 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 583,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Girl a common name?
Girl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 596 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Girl most popular?
Girl reached peak popularity in 2021, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Girl is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Girl a female name?
Girl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Girl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Girl Smith, Girl Johnson, Girl 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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