Anna Cartwright
There are approximately 31 people named Anna Cartwright living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anna with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cartwright. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
31
1 in 11,056,592
Named Anna
416K
Alive today
Named Cartwright
26K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 416K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 39
Estimated bearers: 26K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,626
Per 100K: 7.51
Top ancestry: White (77.0%)
First name trend
Anna: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anna. The peak year was 1918 with 15,697 births. The average person named Anna today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cartwright surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cartwright, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.0%.
- White77.0%
- Black or African American16.7%
- Two or more races2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Anna has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1214% of the US population, based on 416,152 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Cartwright appears at a rate of 7.51 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0075%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 31 people with the full name Anna Cartwright. 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
Anna Cartwright: questions and answers
How many people are named Anna Cartwright?
We estimate approximately 31 people in the United States share the full name Anna Cartwright. That works out to about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1214%) with the surname frequency (7.51 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Anna Cartwright?
We classify Anna Cartwright as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,056,592 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Anna a male or female name?
Anna is predominantly female. Out of 915,007 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Anna 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.