Beyonce Knowles
There are approximately 1 people named Beyonce Knowles 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 Beyonce with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Knowles. 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 Beyonce
1.9K
Alive today
Named Knowles
33K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.9K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 22
Estimated bearers: 33K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,239
Per 100K: 9.65
Top ancestry: White (81.0%)
First name trend
Beyonce: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Beyonce. The peak year was 2001 with 353 births. The average person named Beyonce today is 22 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Knowles surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Knowles, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.0%.
- White81.0%
- Black or African American13.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Beyonce has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0006% of the US population, based on 1,939 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Knowles appears at a rate of 9.65 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0097%.
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 Beyonce Knowles. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Beyonce Knowles: questions and answers
How many people are named Beyonce Knowles?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Beyonce Knowles. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0006%) with the surname frequency (9.65 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Beyonce Knowles?
We classify Beyonce Knowles as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Beyonce a male or female name?
Beyonce is predominantly female. Out of 1,970 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Beyonce 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.