Eleanor Roosevelt
There are approximately 1 people named Eleanor Roosevelt 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 Eleanor with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Roosevelt. 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 Eleanor
127K
Alive today
Named Roosevelt
1.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 127K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1920
Average age: 29
Top Census group: White (81.3%)
Estimated bearers: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #27,027
Per 100K: 0.32
Top ancestry: White (70.1%)
First name trend
Eleanor: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Eleanor. The peak year was 1920 with 8,507 births. The average person named Eleanor today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eleanor
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Eleanor, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eleanor 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 Eleanor at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.3% · 97,667
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 6,494
- Black or African American5.4% · 6,472
- Two or more races3.7% · 4,414
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 4,369
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 657
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Roosevelt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Roosevelt, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.1% · 664
- Black or African American15.8% · 150
- Two or more races5.2% · 49
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.4% · 23
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Eleanor has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0369% of the US population, based on 126,643 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 Eleanor right now.
The surname Roosevelt appears at a rate of 0.32 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 Eleanor Roosevelt. 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
Eleanor Roosevelt: questions and answers
How many people are named Eleanor Roosevelt?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Eleanor Roosevelt. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0369%) with the surname frequency (0.32 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Eleanor Roosevelt?
We classify Eleanor Roosevelt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Eleanor a male or female name?
Eleanor is predominantly female. Out of 329,630 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Eleanor 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 share the full name Eleanor Roosevelt?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.