Angela Bassett
There are approximately 40 people named Angela Bassett living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Angela with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bassett. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
40
1 in 8,568,858
Named Angela
579K
Alive today
Named Bassett
24K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 579K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1971
Average age: 49
Estimated bearers: 24K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,750
Per 100K: 6.94
Top ancestry: White (84.4%)
First name trend
Angela: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Angela. The peak year was 1971 with 25,992 births. The average person named Angela today is 49 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bassett surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bassett, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.4%.
- White84.4%
- Black or African American9.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Angela has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1688% of the US population, based on 578,698 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Bassett appears at a rate of 6.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0069%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 40 people with the full name Angela Bassett. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Angela Bassett: questions and answers
How many people are named Angela Bassett?
We estimate approximately 40 people in the United States share the full name Angela Bassett. That works out to about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1688%) with the surname frequency (6.94 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Angela Bassett?
We classify Angela Bassett as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,568,858 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Angela a male or female name?
Angela is predominantly female. Out of 674,615 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Angela 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.