Brian Helgeland
There are approximately 1 people named Brian Helgeland 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 Brian with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Helgeland. 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 Brian
1.1M
Alive today
Named Helgeland
240
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1972
Average age: 48
Estimated bearers: 240
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #87,663
Per 100K: 0.07
Top ancestry: White (95.8%)
First name trend
Brian: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brian. The peak year was 1972 with 36,480 births. The average person named Brian today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Helgeland surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Helgeland, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.8%.
- White95.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brian has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3100% of the US population, based on 1,062,624 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Helgeland appears at a rate of 0.07 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 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 Brian Helgeland. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Brian
FAQ
Brian Helgeland: questions and answers
How many people are named Brian Helgeland?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Brian Helgeland. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3100%) with the surname frequency (0.07 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brian Helgeland?
We classify Brian Helgeland as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brian a male or female name?
Brian is predominantly male. Out of 1,177,325 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Brian 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.