Captain America
There are approximately 1 people named Captain America 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 Captain with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname America. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Captain
379
Alive today
Named America
533
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 379
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2018
Average age: 12
Top Census group: White (58.8%)
Estimated bearers: 533
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #48,977
Per 100K: 0.16
Top ancestry: White (55.7%)
First name trend
Captain: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Captain. The peak year was 2018 with 33 births. The average person named Captain today is 12 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Captain
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Captain, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 58.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Captain 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 Captain at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White58.8% · 300
- Black or African American15.1% · 77
- Hispanic or Latino10.8% · 55
- Two or more races7.8% · 40
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.3% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 11
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the America surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname America, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname America 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 America at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White55.7% · 259
- Black or African American20.2% · 94
- Hispanic or Latino9.7% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.5% · 44
- Two or more races4.5% · 21
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Captain has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 379 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 Captain right now.
The surname America appears at a rate of 0.16 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
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 Captain America. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Captain America: questions and answers
How many people are named Captain America?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Captain America. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (0.16 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Captain America?
We classify Captain America as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Captain a male or female name?
Captain is predominantly male. Out of 448 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Captain 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 Captain America?
Find out how common the name Captain America is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.