Bryan Adams
There are approximately 500 people named Bryan Adams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 685,509 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bryan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Adams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
500
1 in 685,509
Named Bryan
361K
Alive today
Named Adams
474K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 361K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1985
Average age: 40
Top Census group: White (63.3%)
Estimated bearers: 474K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #43
Per 100K: 138.33
Top ancestry: White (71.1%)
First name trend
Bryan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bryan. The peak year was 1985 with 8,788 births. The average person named Bryan today is 40 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bryan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Bryan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 63.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bryan 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 Bryan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White63.3% · 207,327
- Hispanic or Latino23.4% · 76,498
- Black or African American6.7% · 22,037
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 10,885
- Two or more races2.6% · 8,616
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2,009
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Adams surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Adams, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 71.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Adams 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 Adams at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.1% · 294,005
- Black or African American19.5% · 80,577
- Two or more races4.3% · 17,951
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 14,904
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3,081
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2,952
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Bryan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1054% of the US population, based on 361,394 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 Bryan right now.
The surname Adams appears at a rate of 138.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1383%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 500 people with the full name Bryan Adams. 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
Bryan Adams: questions and answers
How many people are named Bryan Adams?
We estimate approximately 500 people in the United States share the full name Bryan Adams. That works out to about 1 in 685,509 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1054%) with the surname frequency (138.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bryan Adams?
We classify Bryan Adams as "Very Rare". About 1 in 685,509 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Bryan a male or female name?
Bryan is predominantly male. Out of 390,298 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Bryan 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 common is the name Bryan Adams?
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