Deborah Pryce
There are approximately 5 people named Deborah Pryce living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Deborah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Pryce. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Deborah
545K
Alive today
Named Pryce
3.0K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 545K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1954
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 3.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #12,055
Per 100K: 0.88
Top ancestry: Black (56.4%)
First name trend
Deborah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Deborah. The peak year was 1954 with 54,755 births. The average person named Deborah today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Pryce surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Pryce, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 56.4%.
- Black or African American56.4%
- White38.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.9%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Deborah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1590% of the US population, based on 544,971 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Pryce appears at a rate of 0.88 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 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 5 people with the full name Deborah Pryce. 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
Deborah Pryce: questions and answers
How many people are named Deborah Pryce?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Deborah Pryce. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1590%) with the surname frequency (0.88 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Deborah Pryce?
We classify Deborah Pryce as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Deborah a male or female name?
Deborah is predominantly female. Out of 744,162 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Deborah 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.