How Many People Are Named Volney?
An estimated 114 people in the United States have the first name Volney. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Volney peaked in popularity in 1916 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Volney 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 Volney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Volney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
114
About 1 in 3,006,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1916
26 births
Total Registered
629
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Volney
Volney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 629 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Volney as a male name
Ranked #7,780 in 1986
5 male births in 1986
Peak: 1916 (26 births)
Volney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Volney span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 156 babies were registered. Volney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Volney by Decade
How has Volney 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.
Volney by State
Volney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Volney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Volney
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Volney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Volney?
We estimate approximately 114 people named Volney 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 3,006,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Volney a common name?
Volney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 629 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Volney most popular?
Volney reached peak popularity in 1916, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Volney is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Volney a male name?
Volney is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Volney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Volney Smith, Volney Johnson, Volney 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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