Emily Dickinson
There are approximately 72 people named Emily Dickinson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,760,477 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Emily with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dickinson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
72
1 in 4,760,477
Named Emily
795K
Alive today
Named Dickinson
31K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 795K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1999
Average age: 29
Estimated bearers: 31K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,324
Per 100K: 9.02
Top ancestry: White (89.7%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dickinson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dickinson, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.7%.
- White89.7%
- Black or African American4.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
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).
The surname Dickinson appears at a rate of 9.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0090%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 72 people with the full name Emily Dickinson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Emily
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Other people with the surname Dickinson
FAQ
Emily Dickinson: questions and answers
How many people are named Emily Dickinson?
We estimate approximately 72 people in the United States share the full name Emily Dickinson. That works out to about 1 in 4,760,477 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2319%) with the surname frequency (9.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Emily Dickinson?
We classify Emily Dickinson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,760,477 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.