Caroline Budde
There are approximately 2 people named Caroline Budde living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Caroline with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Budde. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Caroline
187K
Alive today
Named Budde
3.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 187K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2000
Average age: 31
Top Census group: White (81.2%)
Estimated bearers: 3.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #10,870
Per 100K: 0.94
Top ancestry: White (89.4%)
First name trend
Caroline: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Caroline. The peak year was 2000 with 5,029 births. The average person named Caroline today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Caroline
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Caroline, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Caroline 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 Caroline at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.2% · 161,565
- Hispanic or Latino7.5% · 14,992
- Black or African American4.0% · 7,900
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 7,862
- Two or more races2.9% · 5,726
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 994
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Budde surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Budde, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Budde 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 Budde at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.4% · 2,504
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 169
- Two or more races2.8% · 78
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 37
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 7
- Black or African American0.2% · 5
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Caroline has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0546% of the US population, based on 187,040 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 Caroline right now.
The surname Budde appears at a rate of 0.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0009%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Caroline Budde. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Caroline
FAQ
Caroline Budde: questions and answers
How many people are named Caroline Budde?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Caroline Budde. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0546%) with the surname frequency (0.94 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Caroline Budde?
We classify Caroline Budde as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Caroline a male or female name?
Caroline is predominantly female. Out of 248,055 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Caroline 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 Americans are named Caroline Budde?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.