Amanda Bearse
There are approximately 1 people named Amanda Bearse living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Amanda with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bearse. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Amanda
728K
Alive today
Named Bearse
581
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 728K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1987
Average age: 39
Top Census group: White (79.7%)
Estimated bearers: 581
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #45,457
Per 100K: 0.17
Top ancestry: White (93.3%)
First name trend
Amanda: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Amanda. The peak year was 1987 with 41,909 births. The average person named Amanda today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amanda
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Amanda, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 79.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amanda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Amanda at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.7% · 557,399
- Hispanic or Latino11.3% · 79,131
- Two or more races3.5% · 24,580
- Black or African American3.0% · 21,099
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 12,357
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4,426
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bearse surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bearse, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bearse described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Bearse at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White93.3% · 473
- Two or more races2.2% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 10
- Black or African American1.4% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Amanda has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2124% of the US population, based on 727,877 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Amanda right now.
The surname Bearse appears at a rate of 0.17 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Amanda Bearse. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Amanda
FAQ
Amanda Bearse: questions and answers
How many people are named Amanda Bearse?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Amanda Bearse. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2124%) with the surname frequency (0.17 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Amanda Bearse?
We classify Amanda Bearse as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Amanda a male or female name?
Amanda is predominantly female. Out of 792,151 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Amanda profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Amanda Bearse?
Find out how many people are called Amanda Bearse on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.