How Many People Are Named English?
people named English are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,146,929 people in the US has this name
Based on 451 babies named English in Social Security records from 1889 to 2014, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
22 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name English, 85.8% were girls and 14.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named English alive today is about 43 years old, and 74% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
English first appears in the records in 1889 and was given most often in 1983, to 22 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2014.
Babies given the name each year, 1889 to 2014
🏆 Rank History
English has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,595, in 1983. Among boys, its best rank was #1,016, in 1889.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,595 (1983) | #1,016 (1889) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,997 in the 1980s | #3,665 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named English alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named English were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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