How Many People Are Named Infant?
An estimated 7,871 people in the United States have the first name Infant. It is used for both genders, with 52.0% male. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Infant peaked in popularity in 1990 with 1,178 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Infant 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 Infant paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Infant is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
7,871
About 1 in 43,546 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1990
1,178 births
Total Registered
8,096
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Infant
Infant is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.0%) and females (48.0%). Out of 8,096 total births registered, 4,206 were male and 3,890 were female.
Infant as a male name
Ranked #5,538 in 2023
17 male births in 2023
Peak: 1990 (596 births)
Infant as a female name
Ranked #12,626 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (582 births)
Infant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Infant span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,236 babies were registered. Infant has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Infant by Decade
How has Infant 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.
Infant by State
Birth registrations for Infant span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Indiana, Florida. The lowest are in Alabama, Washington, Maine. On average, about 969 Infants were registered per state.
Infant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Infant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Infant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Infant?
We estimate approximately 7,871 people named Infant 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 43,546 Americans share this first name.
Is Infant a common name?
Infant is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,096 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Infant most popular?
Infant reached peak popularity in 1990, when 1,178 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Infant is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Infant a male name?
Infant is predominantly male. 52.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Infant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Infant Smith, Infant Johnson, Infant 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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