Angela Bassett
There are approximately 38 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 9,019,851 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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
38
1 in 9,019,851
Named Angela
579K
Alive today
Named Bassett
23K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 579K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1971
Average age: 49
Top Census group: White (63.7%)
Estimated bearers: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,782
Per 100K: 6.59
Top ancestry: White (81.9%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Angela
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Angela, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 63.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Angela 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 Angela at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White63.7% · 382,011
- Hispanic or Latino14.9% · 89,628
- Black or African American14.1% · 84,524
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 20,491
- Two or more races3.3% · 19,557
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3,945
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bassett surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bassett, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bassett 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 Bassett at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.9% · 16,127
- Black or African American9.4% · 1,849
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 752
- Two or more races3.6% · 701
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 142
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 123
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).
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 Angela right now.
The surname Bassett appears at a rate of 6.59 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0066%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 38 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 38 people in the United States share the full name Angela Bassett. That works out to about 1 in 9,019,851 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1688%) with the surname frequency (6.59 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Angela Bassett?
We classify Angela Bassett as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,019,851 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Angela Bassett?
Find out how common the name Angela Bassett is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.