Anthony Criss
There are approximately 20 people named Anthony Criss living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anthony with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Criss. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
20
1 in 17,137,717
Named Anthony
1.2M
Alive today
Named Criss
5.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.2M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 41
Estimated bearers: 5.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #7,066
Per 100K: 1.61
Top ancestry: White (72.8%)
First name trend
Anthony: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anthony. The peak year was 1990 with 25,187 births. The average person named Anthony today is 41 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Criss surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Criss, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 72.8%.
- White72.8%
- Black or African American22.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.0%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Anthony has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3612% of the US population, based on 1,238,180 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Criss appears at a rate of 1.61 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 20 people with the full name Anthony Criss. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Anthony
FAQ
Anthony Criss: questions and answers
How many people are named Anthony Criss?
We estimate approximately 20 people in the United States share the full name Anthony Criss. That works out to about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3612%) with the surname frequency (1.61 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Anthony Criss?
We classify Anthony Criss as "Very Rare". About 1 in 17,137,717 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Anthony a male or female name?
Anthony is predominantly male. Out of 1,489,090 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Anthony 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.