How Many People Are Named Townsend?
people named Townsend are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 525,822 people in the US has this name
Based on 882 babies named Townsend in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
41 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Townsend, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2010s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 6.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Townsend alive today is about 22 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Townsend first appears in the records in 1914, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 41 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Townsend has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,252, in 1918. In 2025 it ranked #3,304.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,304 |
| Best rank | #2,252 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,994 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Townsend alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Townsend were born in Texas than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today.
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