Elizabeth Perkins
There are approximately 454 people named Elizabeth Perkins living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 754,966 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elizabeth with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Perkins. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
454
1 in 754,966
Named Elizabeth
1.1M
Alive today
Named Perkins
145K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 44
Top Census group: White (73.8%)
Estimated bearers: 145K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #235
Per 100K: 42.20
Top ancestry: White (66.8%)
First name trend
Elizabeth: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elizabeth. The peak year was 1990 with 20,840 births. The average person named Elizabeth today is 44 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elizabeth
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Elizabeth, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 73.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.8% · 890,838
- Hispanic or Latino16.7% · 201,571
- Black or African American4.1% · 48,933
- Two or more races2.6% · 31,972
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 28,136
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 5,202
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Perkins surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Perkins, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 66.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Perkins 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 Perkins at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.8% · 84,319
- Black or African American23.7% · 29,957
- Two or more races4.7% · 5,878
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4,327
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 851
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 815
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Elizabeth has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3135% of the US population, based on 1,074,587 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 Elizabeth right now.
The surname Perkins appears at a rate of 42.20 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0422%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 454 people with the full name Elizabeth Perkins. 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
Elizabeth Perkins: questions and answers
How many people are named Elizabeth Perkins?
We estimate approximately 454 people in the United States share the full name Elizabeth Perkins. That works out to about 1 in 754,966 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3135%) with the surname frequency (42.20 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Elizabeth Perkins?
We classify Elizabeth Perkins as "Very Rare". About 1 in 754,966 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Elizabeth a male or female name?
Elizabeth is predominantly female. Out of 1,687,089 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Elizabeth 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 common is the name Elizabeth Perkins?
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