Is Female a boy or girl name?

Female is a girl’s name. Of the 1,297 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.6% were girls and 0.4% were boys.

Female

Recorded 1981–2015 · United States

Female was most popular in 1990, when 157 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,887 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,297 people named Female.

Female over time

Births per year. The dot marks Female’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Female a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Female is a girl’s name — 99.6% of the 1,297 Americans given it were girls and 0.4% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Female

Where Female is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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See Female on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org