How Many People Are Named Pilot?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Pilot. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Pilot peaked in popularity in 2009 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pilot 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 Pilot paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2009
19 births
Total Registered
160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pilot
Pilot is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 160 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pilot as a male name
Ranked #10,518 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 2009 (19 births)
Pilot: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pilot span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 99 babies were registered. Pilot has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pilot by Decade
How has Pilot 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.
Pilot + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pilot as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pilot
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pilot: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pilot?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Pilot 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 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Pilot a common name?
Pilot is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pilot most popular?
Pilot reached peak popularity in 2009, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pilot is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pilot a male name?
Pilot is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pilot Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pilot Smith, Pilot Johnson, Pilot 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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