Annette Bening
There are approximately 1 people named Annette Bening living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Annette with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bening. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Annette
110K
Alive today
Named Bening
274
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 110K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 60
Estimated bearers: 274
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #79,075
Per 100K: 0.08
Top ancestry: White (95.4%)
First name trend
Annette: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Annette. The peak year was 1960 with 7,158 births. The average person named Annette today is 60 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bening surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bening, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.4%.
- White95.4%
- Black or African American2.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Annette has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0321% of the US population, based on 110,168 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Bening appears at a rate of 0.08 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Annette Bening. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Annette
FAQ
Annette Bening: questions and answers
How many people are named Annette Bening?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Annette Bening. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0321%) with the surname frequency (0.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Annette Bening?
We classify Annette Bening as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Annette a male or female name?
Annette is predominantly female. Out of 169,645 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Annette 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.