Female
An organism's sex is female if it produces the ovum, the type of gamete that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction.
Meaning & Origin of Female
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
An organism's sex is female if it produces the ovum, the type of gamete that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction.
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The Story of Female
Female first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 157 Females were born — ranking #1,109 that year. As of 2026, Female ranks #8,443 for baby girls with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Females have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Female
Phonetically similar names — useful when Female is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Femail
- Females
- Phenol
- Famille
- Phenyl
- Fummel
- Final
- Funnel
- Fema
- Fennel
- Phial
- Funnell
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Female
Female is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Female's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #1,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Female's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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