Connie Willis
There are approximately 74 people named Connie Willis living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,631,815 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Connie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Willis. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
74
1 in 4,631,815
Named Connie
176K
Alive today
Named Willis
143K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 176K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1955
Average age: 66
Top Census group: White (81.5%)
Estimated bearers: 143K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #242
Per 100K: 41.86
Top ancestry: White (59.6%)
First name trend
Connie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Connie. The peak year was 1955 with 10,112 births. The average person named Connie today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Connie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Connie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Connie 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 Connie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.5% · 170,334
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 12,462
- Black or African American5.8% · 12,037
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 7,917
- Two or more races2.2% · 4,697
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,561
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Willis surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Willis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Willis 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 Willis at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White59.6% · 74,538
- Black or African American30.3% · 37,896
- Two or more races5.0% · 6,233
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 4,127
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 1,463
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 865
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Connie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0512% of the US population, based on 175,587 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 Connie right now.
The surname Willis appears at a rate of 41.86 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0419%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 74 people with the full name Connie Willis. 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
Connie Willis: questions and answers
How many people are named Connie Willis?
We estimate approximately 74 people in the United States share the full name Connie Willis. That works out to about 1 in 4,631,815 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0512%) with the surname frequency (41.86 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Connie Willis?
We classify Connie Willis as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,631,815 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Connie a male or female name?
Connie is predominantly female. Out of 273,685 total SSA registrations, 2.5% were male and 97.5% were female. See the full Connie 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 have the full name Connie Willis?
For a quick modern take, check how common the name Connie Willis is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.