Frank Herbert
There are approximately 34 people named Frank Herbert living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Frank with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Herbert. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
34
1 in 10,081,010
Named Frank
379K
Alive today
Named Herbert
31K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 379K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 31K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,334
Per 100K: 8.96
Top ancestry: White (71.6%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Herbert surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Herbert, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 71.6%.
- White71.6%
- Black or African American20.4%
- Hispanic or Latino4.2%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8%
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).
The surname Herbert appears at a rate of 8.96 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 34 people with the full name Frank Herbert. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Frank
FAQ
Frank Herbert: questions and answers
How many people are named Frank Herbert?
We estimate approximately 34 people in the United States share the full name Frank Herbert. That works out to about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1106%) with the surname frequency (8.96 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Frank Herbert?
We classify Frank Herbert as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,081,010 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.