How Many People Are Named God?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name God. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and God peaked in popularity in 2017 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of God 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 God paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- God is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
8 births
Total Registered
61
since 1880
Gender Distribution for God
God is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 61 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
God as a male name
Ranked #9,262 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (8 births)
God: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for God span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 26 babies were registered. God remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
God by Decade
How has God 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.
God + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with God as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to God
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
God: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named God?
We estimate approximately 60 people named God 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 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is God a common name?
God is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was God most popular?
God reached peak popularity in 2017, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named God is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is God a male name?
God is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many God Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: God Smith, God Johnson, God 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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