Farrah Fawcett
There are approximately 1 people named Farrah Fawcett 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 Farrah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Fawcett. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Farrah
12K
Alive today
Named Fawcett
7.3K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 12K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1977
Average age: 27
Top Census group: White (57.2%)
Estimated bearers: 7.3K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,279
Per 100K: 2.13
Top ancestry: White (89.0%)
First name trend
Farrah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Farrah. The peak year was 1977 with 1,515 births. The average person named Farrah today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Farrah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Farrah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 57.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Farrah 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 Farrah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White57.2% · 5,822
- Black or African American18.8% · 1,911
- Hispanic or Latino9.4% · 961
- Two or more races6.5% · 664
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.5% · 660
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 160
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Fawcett surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Fawcett, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Fawcett 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 Fawcett at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.0% · 5,668
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 247
- Two or more races3.2% · 202
- Black or African American1.7% · 110
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 74
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 70
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Farrah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0034% of the US population, based on 11,547 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 Farrah right now.
The surname Fawcett appears at a rate of 2.13 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0021%.
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 Farrah Fawcett. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Fawcett
FAQ
Farrah Fawcett: questions and answers
How many people are named Farrah Fawcett?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Farrah Fawcett. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0034%) with the surname frequency (2.13 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Farrah Fawcett?
We classify Farrah Fawcett as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Farrah a male or female name?
Farrah is predominantly female. Out of 11,991 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Farrah 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 are named Farrah Fawcett?
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