Divorce Registry Data Analysis
84 registries parsed from Amazon · 1,752 priced items · May 2026 snapshot
Total Registries
84
75 active (with items) · 9 empty
52% hit the 30-item display cap
Average Registry Value
$1,489
Median: $1,323 · Range: $92 ā $5,749
Product items only (excluding cash funds)
Average Item Price
$60
Median: $29 · 72% of items under $50
Sweet spot is the $15ā$30 range
Average Items Per Registry
24
Median: 30 · Range: 2 ā 39
Many registries are at or near the cap
Registry Value Distribution
What Price Points Are People Asking For?
The $15ā$50 Sweet Spot
Over half of all registry items (55%) fall between $15 and $50. This is the range where gifting feels meaningful but accessible ā a friend can pick something up without agonizing over the price. The median item is $29, which lands right in impulse-gift territory. Only 4% of items cost over $200, suggesting people are curating practical, attainable lists rather than aspirational ones.
What People Are Asking For ā Top Categories
It's About Rebuilding a Home From Scratch
The top three categories ā bath, bedding, and dĆ©cor ā are all about making a new space feel like yours. These aren't luxury upgrades; they're the essentials of starting over. Towels, sheets, a rug, a lamp. The kitchen categories combined (cookware, appliances, utensils, dinnerware) account for 397 items ā more than any single category. People are literally re-equipping a kitchen. Storage and organization is the fourth-largest category, which makes sense: when you're moving into a new space, you need to put things somewhere.
Most Popular Specific Products
Cash Fund Names
43% of active registries include at least one cash fund
Fund Names Tell the Real Story
The most common fund themes are home, pets, kids, and therapy ā but the full list reveals what people actually need help with: rent, gas money, groceries, legal fees, bankruptcy lawyers, credit card bills, separation costs. Some are hopeful (Singing Lesson, Sunshine Fund); some are survival-level (Weekly Groceries, File For Bankruptcy Lawyer). This is the data that makes the case for why these registries exist.
How People Name Their Registries
Standout Creative Names
Where Registrants Are Located
60% included a location · 27 states + 1 international
Key Takeaways at a Glance
3.7%
Fulfillment Rate
43%
Include Cash Funds
$29
Median Item Price
The fulfillment rate is very low. Only 70 out of 1,902 items had been purchased at the time of this snapshot ā 3.7%. This could reflect timing (many registries are future-dated) or discoverability challenges.
People are practical. The top items aren't aspirational ā they're towels, sponge holders, sheet sets, and cleaning supplies. This is about setting up a functioning household.
"Fresh Start" is the dominant language. 45% of registries use some variant of it ā a testament to how deeply that framing has taken hold.
Texas leads by a wide margin. 10 registrants (20% of those with locations) are in TX.