How Many People Are Named Rumor?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Rumor. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Rumor peaked in popularity in 2019 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rumor 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 Rumor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
10 births
Total Registered
104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rumor
Rumor is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 104 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rumor as a female name
Ranked #10,102 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (10 births)
Rumor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rumor span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 41 babies were registered. Rumor remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rumor by Decade
How has Rumor 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.
Rumor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rumor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rumor
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rumor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rumor?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Rumor 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 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Rumor a common name?
Rumor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rumor most popular?
Rumor reached peak popularity in 2019, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rumor is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rumor a female name?
Rumor is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rumor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rumor Smith, Rumor Johnson, Rumor 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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