Frank Ellis
There are approximately 231 people named Frank Ellis living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,483,785 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Frank with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ellis. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
231
1 in 1,483,785
Named Frank
379K
Alive today
Named Ellis
209K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 379K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 62
Top Census group: White (71.9%)
Estimated bearers: 209K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #137
Per 100K: 60.99
Top ancestry: White (67.4%)
First name trend
Frank: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Frank. The peak year was 1918 with 17,089 births. The average person named Frank today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Frank
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Frank, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Frank 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 Frank at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.9% · 292,774
- Hispanic or Latino15.2% · 61,887
- Black or African American8.1% · 32,900
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 9,297
- Two or more races1.8% · 7,305
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2,923
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Ellis surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Ellis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Ellis 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 Ellis at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.4% · 122,785
- Black or African American23.1% · 42,110
- Two or more races4.5% · 8,269
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 6,887
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,199
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,058
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Frank has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1106% of the US population, based on 379,098 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 Frank right now.
The surname Ellis appears at a rate of 60.99 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0610%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 231 people with the full name Frank Ellis. 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
Frank Ellis: questions and answers
How many people are named Frank Ellis?
We estimate approximately 231 people in the United States share the full name Frank Ellis. That works out to about 1 in 1,483,785 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1106%) with the surname frequency (60.99 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Frank Ellis?
We classify Frank Ellis as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,483,785 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Frank a male or female name?
Frank is predominantly male. Out of 920,009 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Frank 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 Frank Ellis?
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