Fitzgerald Boy

How popular is Fitzgerald?

#2,421 boy name in 2025

56 baby boys were named Fitzgerald in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.

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1,801living people named Fitzgerald (est.)
12median age of people named Fitzgerald
1,941babies named Fitzgerald since 1880
1 in 59,203US babies born in 2025

Fitzgerald popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#2,421 for boys (▼ 185 from 2024)
Babies in 202556 boys
10-year trendFalling (-23% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,983 in 2015, #1,895 in 2020
Peak year1964 (125 boys)
Highest rank#689 in 1964
First recorded1919
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Fitzgerald is most popular

Babies named Fitzgerald per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
  2. Alabama: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  3. Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  4. Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  5. Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)

Fitzgerald by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s5#4,167
1920s25#3,259
1940s17#3,108
1950s10#3,797
1960s381#689
1970s174#1,434
1980s160#2,231
1990s118#3,303
2000s71#6,970
2010s551#1,606
2020s429#1,710

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Questions

Is Fitzgerald a boy or girl name?
Fitzgerald is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fitzgerald were boys.
How popular is the name Fitzgerald?
56 baby boys were named Fitzgerald in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.
When was Fitzgerald most popular?
Fitzgerald peaked in 1964, when 125 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #689 in 1964.
How many people are named Fitzgerald?
1,941 babies have been named Fitzgerald in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,801 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
Where is Fitzgerald most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Fitzgerald was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.