Dan Mcgillis
There are approximately 1 people named Dan Mcgillis 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 Dan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mcgillis. 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 Dan
64K
Alive today
Named Mcgillis
927
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 64K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1958
Average age: 64
Top Census group: White (82.3%)
Estimated bearers: 927
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #30,840
Per 100K: 0.27
Top ancestry: White (83.3%)
First name trend
Dan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dan. The peak year was 1958 with 3,703 births. The average person named Dan today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Dan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dan 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 Dan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.3% · 104,912
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.7% · 9,872
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 5,348
- Black or African American3.3% · 4,232
- Two or more races1.9% · 2,408
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 747
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Mcgillis surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mcgillis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Mcgillis 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 Mcgillis at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.3% · 673
- American Indian and Alaska Native6.2% · 50
- Two or more races5.9% · 48
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 7
- Black or African American0.5% · 4
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Dan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0187% of the US population, based on 63,991 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 Dan right now.
The surname Mcgillis appears at a rate of 0.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
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 Dan Mcgillis. 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
Dan Mcgillis: questions and answers
How many people are named Dan Mcgillis?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Dan Mcgillis. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0187%) with the surname frequency (0.27 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Dan Mcgillis?
We classify Dan Mcgillis as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Dan a male or female name?
Dan is predominantly male. Out of 107,039 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Dan 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.
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