Anita Dobson
There are approximately 8 people named Anita Dobson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anita with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dobson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
8
1 in 42,844,292
Named Anita
124K
Alive today
Named Dobson
23K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 124K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,846
Per 100K: 6.58
Top ancestry: White (76.9%)
First name trend
Anita: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anita. The peak year was 1957 with 5,831 births. The average person named Anita today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dobson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dobson, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 76.9%.
- White76.9%
- Black or African American17.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Anita has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0361% of the US population, based on 123,726 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Dobson appears at a rate of 6.58 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 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 8 people with the full name Anita Dobson. 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
Anita Dobson: questions and answers
How many people are named Anita Dobson?
We estimate approximately 8 people in the United States share the full name Anita Dobson. That works out to about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0361%) with the surname frequency (6.58 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Anita Dobson?
We classify Anita Dobson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 42,844,292 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Anita a male or female name?
Anita is predominantly female. Out of 215,683 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Anita 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.