Emily Tran
There are approximately 594 people named Emily Tran living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 577,028 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Emily with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Tran. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
594
1 in 577,028
Named Emily
795K
Alive today
Named Tran
256K
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: 256K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #101
Per 100K: 74.75
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (95.4%)
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 Tran surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Tran, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Tran 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 Tran at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.4% · 213,064
- Two or more races2.0% · 4,404
- White1.5% · 3,338
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 2,140
- Black or African American0.2% · 441
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 53
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 Tran appears at a rate of 74.75 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0748%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 594 people with the full name Emily Tran. 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 Tran: questions and answers
How many people are named Emily Tran?
We estimate approximately 594 people in the United States share the full name Emily Tran. That works out to about 1 in 577,028 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2319%) with the surname frequency (74.75 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Emily Tran?
We classify Emily Tran as "Very Rare". About 1 in 577,028 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 Americans are named Emily Tran?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.