How Many People Are Named Upton?
An estimated 56 people in the United States have the first name Upton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Upton peaked in popularity in 1920 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Upton 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 Upton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Upton is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
56
About 1 in 6,120,613 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1920
16 births
Total Registered
168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Upton
Upton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 168 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Upton as a male name
Ranked #14,168 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1920 (16 births)
Upton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Upton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 59 babies were registered. Upton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Upton by Decade
How has Upton 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.
Upton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Upton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Upton
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Upton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Upton?
We estimate approximately 56 people named Upton 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 6,120,613 Americans share this first name.
Is Upton a common name?
Upton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Upton most popular?
Upton reached peak popularity in 1920, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Upton is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Upton a male name?
Upton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Upton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Upton Smith, Upton Johnson, Upton 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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