How Many People Are Named Voltaire?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Voltaire. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Voltaire peaked in popularity in 1971 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Voltaire 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 Voltaire paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Voltaire is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1971
8 births
Total Registered
51
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Voltaire
Voltaire is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 51 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Voltaire as a male name
Ranked #14,004 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1971 (8 births)
Voltaire: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Voltaire span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 15 babies were registered. While Voltaire is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Voltaire by Decade
How has Voltaire 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.
Voltaire + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Voltaire as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Voltaire
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Voltaire: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Voltaire?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Voltaire 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 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Voltaire a common name?
Voltaire is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 51 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Voltaire most popular?
Voltaire reached peak popularity in 1971, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Voltaire is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Voltaire a male name?
Voltaire is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Voltaire Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Voltaire Smith, Voltaire Johnson, Voltaire 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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