Brendan Fraser
There are approximately 7 people named Brendan Fraser living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brendan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Fraser. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Brendan
88K
Alive today
Named Fraser
29K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 88K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1999
Average age: 31
Top Census group: White (84.5%)
Estimated bearers: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,383
Per 100K: 8.43
Top ancestry: White (74.3%)
First name trend
Brendan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brendan. The peak year was 1999 with 4,004 births. The average person named Brendan today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brendan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Brendan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brendan 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 Brendan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.5% · 72,196
- Hispanic or Latino5.1% · 4,377
- Two or more races4.2% · 3,556
- Black or African American3.4% · 2,875
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 2,055
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 340
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Fraser surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Fraser, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Fraser 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 Fraser at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.3% · 18,713
- Black or African American16.1% · 4,046
- Two or more races4.1% · 1,041
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 922
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 335
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 135
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brendan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0258% of the US population, based on 88,322 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 Brendan right now.
The surname Fraser appears at a rate of 8.43 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0084%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Brendan Fraser. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Brendan Fraser: questions and answers
How many people are named Brendan Fraser?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Brendan Fraser. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0258%) with the surname frequency (8.43 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brendan Fraser?
We classify Brendan Fraser as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brendan a male or female name?
Brendan is predominantly male. Out of 91,937 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Brendan 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 Brendan Fraser?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.