Drew Talley
There are approximately 8 people named Drew Talley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Drew with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Talley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
8
1 in 42,844,292
Named Drew
82K
Alive today
Named Talley
33K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 82K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1995
Average age: 31
Top Census group: White (85.8%)
Estimated bearers: 33K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,210
Per 100K: 9.56
Top ancestry: White (62.6%)
First name trend
Drew: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Drew. The peak year was 1995 with 2,460 births. The average person named Drew today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Drew
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Drew, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Drew 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 Drew at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.8% · 68,635
- Black or African American4.5% · 3,612
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 3,392
- Two or more races3.7% · 2,973
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 962
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 454
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Talley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Talley, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Talley 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 Talley at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.6% · 17,870
- Black or African American27.4% · 7,830
- Two or more races4.8% · 1,365
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 1,005
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 259
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 233
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Drew has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0240% of the US population, based on 82,359 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 Drew right now.
The surname Talley appears at a rate of 9.56 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0096%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 8 people with the full name Drew Talley. 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
Drew Talley: questions and answers
How many people are named Drew Talley?
We estimate approximately 8 people in the United States share the full name Drew Talley. That works out to about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0240%) with the surname frequency (9.56 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Drew Talley?
We classify Drew Talley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 42,844,292 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Drew a male or female name?
Drew is predominantly unisex. Out of 87,138 total SSA registrations, 89.6% were male and 10.4% were female. See the full Drew 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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