How Many of Me - Name Statistics Tool
Enter your first and last name to see how many people in the United States share it. Estimates are built from real data: Social Security Administration birth records from 1920 to 2024 and the U.S. Census Bureau surname file. Results are instant, free, and calculated entirely in your browser.
How Many of Me?
How many people have the same first name as you? The same last name? Is your name common or rare? The answer varies more than most people expect: about 3.3 million Americans are named Michael, yet roughly two-thirds of the 100,000+ first names on record belong to fewer than 100 living people each.
Type your first and last name into the search box above to see how many people share your full name, how each name ranks nationally, whether your first name leans male or female, and how its popularity has changed decade by decade since 1920.
How to Use Our How Many of Me Tool
Enter Your Name: Type your first name and last name into the search box above.
Click "Show Statistics": The lookup runs instantly in your browser. No data is sent to any server.
View Your Results: See the estimated number of people who share your full name, plus gender breakdown and popularity trends by decade.
Most Popular First Names in the U.S.
These are the most common first names among people alive in the United States today, based on Social Security Administration birth records from 1920 to 2024, adjusted with actuarial survival rates. The estimates count living people, not total births.
Top 5 Male Names
| Rank | Name | Living Men |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,329,596 |
| 2 | James | 2,622,282 |
| 3 | David | 2,466,731 |
| 4 | John | 2,452,344 |
| 5 | Robert | 2,299,289 |
Top 5 Female Names
| Rank | Name | Living Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,281,574 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,246,596 |
| 3 | Elizabeth | 1,003,464 |
| 4 | Jessica | 971,716 |
| 5 | Sarah | 825,419 |
Source: Social Security Administration baby names dataset (1920-2024), survival-adjusted to estimate living population. Counts reflect the number of living men or women with each name. Updated with the 2024 SSA data release.
Top 5 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.
The most common surnames in the United States according to the 2010 Census surname file, which covers every last name that appeared at least 100 times. Smith remains the most common surname, held by roughly 1 in every 121 Americans counted in the 2010 U.S. Census.
| Rank | Surname | People (2010 Census) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 2,442,977 |
| 2 | Johnson | 1,932,812 |
| 3 | Williams | 1,625,252 |
| 4 | Brown | 1,437,026 |
| 5 | Jones | 1,425,470 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2010 surname file, 162,254 surnames occurring 100 or more times.
Fastest Rising and Declining First Names
Naming trends shift quickly. Comparing average births per year in the 2010s against 2020-2024 shows which names are taking off and which are fading. The steepest decline belongs to Alexa, down 84 percent, a drop widely attributed to Amazon's voice assistant of the same name.
Fastest Rising
| Name | 2010s avg/yr | 2020s avg/yr | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaia | 377 | 2,264 | +501% |
| Luka | 682 | 3,266 | +379% |
| Atlas | 664 | 2,989 | +350% |
| Lainey | 577 | 2,572 | +346% |
| Theo | 824 | 3,409 | +314% |
| Thiago | 1,030 | 3,662 | +255% |
| Walker | 1,024 | 3,516 | +243% |
| Maeve | 755 | 2,546 | +237% |
| Everleigh | 720 | 2,404 | +234% |
| Millie | 686 | 2,174 | +217% |
Fastest Declining
| Name | 2010s avg/yr | 2020s avg/yr | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa | 4,206 | 683 | -84% |
| Makayla | 2,788 | 773 | -72% |
| Alexis | 5,154 | 1,469 | -72% |
| Alyssa | 3,795 | 1,118 | -71% |
| Gavin | 6,242 | 1,901 | -70% |
| Lauren | 2,898 | 1,007 | -65% |
| Brandon | 5,420 | 1,887 | -65% |
| Kyle | 2,466 | 879 | -64% |
| Destiny | 2,118 | 769 | -64% |
| Annabelle | 2,895 | 1,054 | -64% |
Method: average births per year in 2010-2019 vs 2020-2024, SSA data. Only names averaging at least 2,000 births per year in their stronger decade are included, so one-year outliers and very rare names do not dominate the list.
How the Estimate Works
Our estimates come from two official U.S. government datasets, bundled into this site and processed ahead of time. Nothing is made up and no name data is fetched from third parties.
First names: the Social Security Administration publishes how many babies received each first name every year, covering every name given to at least 5 children in a year. We use the years 1920 through 2024 (103,878 unique names) and adjust each birth-year cohort with actuarial survival rates, so the figures estimate people alive today rather than everyone ever born with the name.
Last names: the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 surname file counts every surname that appeared 100 or more times, which is 162,254 surnames. Together with rarer names, the surname file covers about 295 million people.
Combining them: to estimate how many people share a full name, we multiply the two frequencies against the current U.S. population of about 340 million:
Estimated people = P(first name) × P(last name) × 340,000,000
Worked example for Michael Smith: about 3,346,518 living Americans are named Michael (3,329,596 men plus roughly 17,000 women), and Smith appears 828.19 times per 100,000 people. Multiplying those frequencies gives an estimate of roughly 27,700 people named Michael Smith in the United States.
How accurate is it? For common names the estimate is typically within about 25 percent. The main assumption is that first and last names are statistically independent, which is not always true: cultural naming patterns mean a combination like Jose Garcia occurs more often than pure probability suggests. Estimates for rare names can vary more, but the order of magnitude is generally right.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people have my name in the United States?
Enter your first and last name in the search box above and the tool calculates an estimate instantly, using Social Security Administration birth records and U.S. Census Bureau surname data. For example, there are roughly 27,700 people named Michael Smith in the United States.
Where does the data come from?
First name counts come from the Social Security Administration's birth records (1920-2024), adjusted with survival rates to estimate people alive today. Surname counts come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 surname file, which covers 162,254 surnames. Both are official, publicly available U.S. government datasets.
Is this tool free to use?
Yes. How Many of Me is completely free: no sign-up, no subscription, and no limit on searches. All data is bundled into the site, so results are instant.
Is my data private?
Name lookups run entirely in your browser using bundled data files, and the names you type are not transmitted to our servers. We use Google Analytics for aggregate traffic statistics only; see our Privacy Policy for details.
How accurate are the results?
For common names, estimates are typically accurate within about 25 percent. The calculation assumes first and last names are statistically independent, so culturally correlated combinations like Jose Garcia can be underestimated. For rare names the margin is wider, but the order of magnitude is generally right.
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