Elijah Cummings
There are approximately 96 people named Elijah Cummings living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,570,358 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elijah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cummings. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
96
1 in 3,570,358
Named Elijah
356K
Alive today
Named Cummings
92K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 356K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2011
Average age: 17
Estimated bearers: 92K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #403
Per 100K: 26.89
Top ancestry: White (72.5%)
First name trend
Elijah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elijah. The peak year was 2011 with 14,030 births. The average person named Elijah today is 17 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cummings surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cummings, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 72.5%.
- White72.5%
- Black or African American19.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3%
- Two or more races2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Elijah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1038% of the US population, based on 355,934 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Cummings appears at a rate of 26.89 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0269%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 96 people with the full name Elijah Cummings. 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
Elijah Cummings: questions and answers
How many people are named Elijah Cummings?
We estimate approximately 96 people in the United States share the full name Elijah Cummings. That works out to about 1 in 3,570,358 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1038%) with the surname frequency (26.89 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Elijah Cummings?
We classify Elijah Cummings as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,570,358 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Elijah a male or female name?
Elijah is predominantly male. Out of 370,593 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Elijah 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.