ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1981 First Year 2015 Last Year 1990 Peak Year #1109 Peak Rank 1K Total Count 32 Years Active 🌍 ## 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. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Female](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Venus_symbol.svg/330px-Venus_symbol.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female) 📖 ## The Story of Female The earliest SSA record of Female as a baby girl name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 157 newborns named Female — #1,109 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Females. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (13 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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 ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## 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 ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Female What does the name Female mean? An organism's sex is female if it produces the ovum, the type of gamete that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. How popular is Female in 2026? In 2026, Female ranks #8,443 among girls' names in the U.S., with 13 babies given the name that year. When was Female most popular? Female reached its peak popularity in 1990, ranking #1,109 that year with 157 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Female most popular? Female has historically been most popular in New Mexico, New York, Kansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Female. Is Female a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Female is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Female? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Female include Trudie, Phyliss, Lark. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧TrudiePeak #1109](/trudie)[👧PhylissPeak #1109](/phyliss)[👧LarkPeak #1109](/lark)[👧KandisPeak #1109](/kandis)[👧KarisaPeak #1109](/karisa)[👧AriadnaPeak #1109](/ariadna)[👧LatrendaPeak #1109](/latrenda)[👧MurtiePeak #1108](/murtie) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1990 → ](/year/1990) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "F" → ](/letter/f) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.