How Many People Are Named Tolbert?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Tolbert. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Tolbert peaked in popularity in 1922 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tolbert 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 Tolbert paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Tolbert is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1922
25 births
Total Registered
792
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tolbert
Tolbert is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 792 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tolbert as a male name
Ranked #6,881 in 1987
6 male births in 1987
Peak: 1922 (25 births)
Tolbert: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tolbert span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 172 babies were registered. Tolbert has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tolbert by Decade
How has Tolbert 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.
Tolbert by State
Birth registrations for Tolbert span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, Kentucky. The lowest are in Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky. On average, about 11 Tolberts were registered per state.
Tolbert + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tolbert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tolbert
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tolbert: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tolbert?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Tolbert 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 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Tolbert a common name?
Tolbert is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 792 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tolbert most popular?
Tolbert reached peak popularity in 1922, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tolbert is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tolbert a male name?
Tolbert is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tolbert Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tolbert Smith, Tolbert Johnson, Tolbert 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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