Girls' name · since 1981
Female
Female has 1,292 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,292
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Female is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,292 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Female has been recorded 1,292 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2015.
- #6,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,292 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Female ranks #6,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,292 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,292
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Female's 1,292 recorded births place it above 91.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Female's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Female's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 157, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Female popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2015
- Peak year (1990)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Female popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Female as boys' name)
Female by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (811 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Female's strongest decade.
811 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Female births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 173
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
811 births
- 2000s 80
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 228
2010s
228 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 811 births (63% of all-time use).
How Female compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Female's total volume
Female by state
Where Female concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 760 | 58.8% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 250 | 19.3% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 71 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
760 of 1,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Female's data
- Female's decade-level peak was the 1990s (811 total births); usage has since declined to 228 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Females (760 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Female: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Female draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.