Name Legacy

Fitzgerald

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Fitzgerald was most popular in 1964, when 125 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,605 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,203, with 56 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,941 people named Fitzgerald.

Most popular in1964
Rank that year#1,605
Births that year125
Total since 18801,941
Given to100% boys

Fitzgerald over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Fitzgerald’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fitzgerald a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fitzgerald is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,941 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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Where Fitzgerald is most concentrated

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

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