How Many People Are Named Spring?
An estimated 3,165 people in the United States have the first name Spring. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Spring peaked in popularity in 1976 with 251 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Spring 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 Spring paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,165
About 1 in 108,295 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1976
251 births
Total Registered
3,511
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Spring
Spring is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,511 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Spring as a female name
Ranked #6,108 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (251 births)
Spring: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Spring span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,388 babies were registered. Spring has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Spring by Decade
How has Spring 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.
Spring by State
Birth registrations for Spring span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Nebraska, Idaho, Arkansas. On average, about 44 Springs were registered per state.
Spring + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Spring as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Spring
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Spring: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Spring?
We estimate approximately 3,165 people named Spring 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 108,295 Americans share this first name.
Is Spring a common name?
Spring is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,511 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Spring most popular?
Spring reached peak popularity in 1976, when 251 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Spring is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Spring a female name?
Spring is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Spring Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Spring Smith, Spring Johnson, Spring 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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