Aretha Bosire
There are approximately 1 people named Aretha Bosire 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 Aretha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bosire. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Aretha
4.0K
Alive today
Named Bosire
219
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 4.0K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1968
Average age: 56
Top Census group: Black or African American (86.8%)
Estimated bearers: 219
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #100,867
Per 100K: 0.06
Top ancestry: Black (95.8%)
First name trend
Aretha: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Aretha. The peak year was 1968 with 543 births. The average person named Aretha today is 56 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aretha
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Aretha, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 86.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aretha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Aretha at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American86.8% · 3,486
- White5.8% · 233
- Two or more races3.4% · 136
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 80
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 52
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 31
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bosire surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bosire, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 95.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bosire described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Bosire at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American95.8% · 183
- White3.1% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
- Two or more races0.5% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Aretha has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0012% of the US population, based on 3,978 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Aretha right now.
The surname Bosire appears at a rate of 0.06 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 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 Aretha Bosire. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Aretha
FAQ
Aretha Bosire: questions and answers
How many people are named Aretha Bosire?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Aretha Bosire. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0012%) with the surname frequency (0.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Aretha Bosire?
We classify Aretha Bosire as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Aretha a male or female name?
Aretha is predominantly female. Out of 5,656 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Aretha 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Aretha Bosire?
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