How Many People Have My Full Name?
An estimate from Social Security first-name records and the 2010 Census surname list
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How the Estimate Works
No government record counts full names. Social Security publishes first names and the Census Bureau publishes surnames, but nobody publishes the two together. So the estimate multiplies two figures: the people alive in the US with your first name, and the share of people in the 2010 Census with your surname.
The answer is rough. Names aren't paired at random: first and last names follow families, languages and generations, so a first name and surname from the same language likely go together more often than the estimate assumes. The two records also cover different years, and spellings count separately. That's why the results are rounded. The guide How Many People Share Your Full Name? walks through the method.
Example Estimates
Look up the parts on their own: how many people have your first name, or how many people have your surname.