How Many People Are Named Son?
An estimated 606 people in the United States have the first name Son. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Son peaked in popularity in 1982 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Son 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 Son paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
606
About 1 in 565,601 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1982
41 births
Total Registered
1,066
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Son
Son is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,066 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Son as a male name
Ranked #13,852 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1982 (41 births)
Son as a female name
Ranked #6,897 in 1957
5 female births in 1957
Peak: 1957 (5 births)
Son: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Son span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 288 babies were registered. Son has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Son by Decade
How has Son 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.
Son by State
Birth registrations for Son span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, Kansas. On average, about 29 Sons were registered per state.
Son + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Son as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Son
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Son: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Son?
We estimate approximately 606 people named Son 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 565,601 Americans share this first name.
Is Son a common name?
Son is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,066 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Son most popular?
Son reached peak popularity in 1982, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Son is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Son a male name?
Son is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Son Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Son Smith, Son Johnson, Son 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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