How Many People Are Named Governor?
An estimated 84 people in the United States have the first name Governor. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Governor peaked in popularity in 1923 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Governor 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 Governor paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Governor is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
- Governor is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
84
About 1 in 4,080,409 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1923
17 births
Total Registered
349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Governor
Governor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 349 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Governor as a male name
Ranked #12,951 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1923 (17 births)
Governor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Governor span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 102 babies were registered. Governor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Governor by Decade
How has Governor 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.
Governor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Governor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Governor
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Governor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Governor?
We estimate approximately 84 people named Governor 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 4,080,409 Americans share this first name.
Is Governor a common name?
Governor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Governor most popular?
Governor reached peak popularity in 1923, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Governor is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Governor a male name?
Governor is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Governor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Governor Smith, Governor Johnson, Governor 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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