How Many People Are Named Male?
An estimated 1,490 people in the United States have the first name Male. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Male peaked in popularity in 1991 with 223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Male 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 Male paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,490
About 1 in 230,036 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1991
223 births
Total Registered
1,530
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Male
Male is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,530 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Male as a male name
Ranked #5,198 in 2015
18 male births in 2015
Peak: 1991 (223 births)
Male: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Male span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,017 babies were registered. Male has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Male by Decade
How has Male 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.
Male by State
Birth registrations for Male span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Mexico, Kansas. The lowest are in Michigan, Texas, Kansas. On average, about 272 Males were registered per state.
Male + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Male as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Male
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Male: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Male?
We estimate approximately 1,490 people named Male 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 230,036 Americans share this first name.
Is Male a common name?
Male is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,530 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Male most popular?
Male reached peak popularity in 1991, when 223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Male is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Male a male name?
Male is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Male Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Male Smith, Male Johnson, Male 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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