Barbara Feldon
There are approximately 1 people named Barbara Feldon 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 Barbara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Feldon. 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 Barbara
694K
Alive today
Named Feldon
137
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 694K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 71
Estimated bearers: 137
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #154,907
Per 100K: 0.04
Top ancestry: White (68.6%)
First name trend
Barbara: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Barbara. The peak year was 1947 with 48,889 births. The average person named Barbara today is 71 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Feldon surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Feldon, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.6%.
- White68.6%
- Black or African American22.9%
- Two or more races5.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Barbara has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2025% of the US population, based on 694,059 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Feldon appears at a rate of 0.04 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0000%.
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 Barbara Feldon. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Barbara
FAQ
Barbara Feldon: questions and answers
How many people are named Barbara Feldon?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Barbara Feldon. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2025%) with the surname frequency (0.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Barbara Feldon?
We classify Barbara Feldon as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Barbara a male or female name?
Barbara is predominantly female. Out of 1,440,537 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Barbara 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.