Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald was the 2427th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 690th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 440 places. More babies were named Fitzgerald in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,427 boys, down 526 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,941babies recorded
Fitzgerald popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,427 | 56 |
| 2020 | #1,901 | 78 |
| 2010 | #7,765 | 10 |
| 2000 | #7,686 | 8 |
| 1990 | #3,361 | 18 |
| 1980 | #3,935 | 10 |
| 1970 | #1,443 | 34 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fitzgerald, counting every spelling?
Fitzgerald has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Fitzgerald?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fitzgerald (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fitzgerald born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fitzgerald.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fitzgerald?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Fitzgerald are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 50. That makes Fitzgerald a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Fitzgerald by state
How common Fitzgerald was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fitzgerald: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fitzgerald, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fitzgerald
How popular is the name Fitzgerald?
Fitzgerald was the 2427th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 690th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 440 places. More babies were named Fitzgerald in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Fitzgerald a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fitzgerald in the US.
Where is Fitzgerald most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fitzgerald was most common in Ohio (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Illinois.