How Many People Are Named Pope?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Pope. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Pope peaked in popularity in 1918 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pope 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 Pope paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pope is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1918
12 births
Total Registered
78
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pope
Pope is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 78 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pope as a male name
Ranked #13,695 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (12 births)
Pope: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pope span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 34 babies were registered. Pope has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pope by Decade
How has Pope 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.
Pope by State
Pope + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pope as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pope
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pope: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pope?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Pope 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Pope a common name?
Pope is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 78 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pope most popular?
Pope reached peak popularity in 1918, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pope is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pope a male name?
Pope is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pope Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pope Smith, Pope Johnson, Pope 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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