How Many People Are Named Rourke?
An estimated 341 people in the United States have the first name Rourke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Rourke peaked in popularity in 2012 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rourke 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 Rourke paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
341
About 1 in 1,005,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2012
17 births
Total Registered
345
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rourke
Rourke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 345 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rourke as a male name
Ranked #8,799 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (17 births)
Rourke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rourke span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 125 babies were registered. While Rourke is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rourke by Decade
How has Rourke 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.
Rourke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rourke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rourke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rourke?
We estimate approximately 341 people named Rourke 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 1,005,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Rourke a common name?
Rourke is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 345 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rourke most popular?
Rourke reached peak popularity in 2012, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rourke is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rourke a male name?
Rourke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rourke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rourke Smith, Rourke Johnson, Rourke 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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