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Emanuel Cleaver

There are approximately 1 people named Emanuel Cleaver 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 Emanuel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cleaver. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Expected bearers

1

1 in 342,754,338

Named Emanuel

43K

Alive today

Named Cleaver

5.2K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Emanuel

Estimated living: 43K

Rarity: Uncommon

Gender: Male

Peak year: 2007

Average age: 29

The surname Cleaver

Estimated bearers: 5.2K

Rarity: Rare

Census rank: #7,387

Per 100K: 1.53

Top ancestry: White (84.3%)

First name trend

Emanuel: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Emanuel. The peak year was 2007 with 1,386 births. The average person named Emanuel today is 29 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
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Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Cleaver surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cleaver, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.3%.

  • White84.3%
  • Black or African American10.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.1%
  • Two or more races1.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Emanuel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0125% of the US population, based on 43,005 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

The surname Cleaver appears at a rate of 1.53 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0015%.

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 Emanuel Cleaver. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

FAQ

Emanuel Cleaver: questions and answers

How many people are named Emanuel Cleaver?

We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Emanuel Cleaver. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0125%) with the surname frequency (1.53 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Emanuel Cleaver?

We classify Emanuel Cleaver as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Emanuel a male or female name?

Emanuel is predominantly male. Out of 54,321 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Emanuel 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.

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