Emily Barr
There are approximately 114 people named Emily Barr living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,006,617 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Emily with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Barr. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
114
1 in 3,006,617
Named Emily
795K
Alive today
Named Barr
49K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 795K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1999
Average age: 29
Top Census group: White (75.6%)
Estimated bearers: 49K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #785
Per 100K: 14.33
Top ancestry: White (79.6%)
First name trend
Emily: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Emily. The peak year was 1999 with 26,587 births. The average person named Emily today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emily
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Emily, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 75.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emily 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 Emily at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.6% · 571,238
- Hispanic or Latino15.4% · 116,016
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 30,059
- Two or more races3.1% · 23,777
- Black or African American1.5% · 11,419
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 3,020
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Barr surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Barr, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 79.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Barr 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 Barr at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.6% · 34,064
- Black or African American11.5% · 4,940
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 1,552
- Two or more races3.5% · 1,514
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 440
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 308
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Emily has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2319% of the US population, based on 794,841 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 Emily right now.
The surname Barr appears at a rate of 14.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0143%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 114 people with the full name Emily Barr. 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
Emily Barr: questions and answers
How many people are named Emily Barr?
We estimate approximately 114 people in the United States share the full name Emily Barr. That works out to about 1 in 3,006,617 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2319%) with the surname frequency (14.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Emily Barr?
We classify Emily Barr as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,006,617 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Emily a male or female name?
Emily is predominantly female. Out of 892,769 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Emily 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 Emily Barr?
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