Anna Friel
There are approximately 7 people named Anna Friel living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anna with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Friel. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Anna
416K
Alive today
Named Friel
5.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 416K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 39
Estimated bearers: 5.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #7,113
Per 100K: 1.59
Top ancestry: White (93.8%)
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 Friel surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Friel, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.8%.
- White93.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8%
- Black or African American0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
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 Friel appears at a rate of 1.59 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0016%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Anna Friel. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Anna
FAQ
Anna Friel: questions and answers
How many people are named Anna Friel?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Anna Friel. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1214%) with the surname frequency (1.59 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Anna Friel?
We classify Anna Friel as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 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.