Grace Hopper
There are approximately 28 people named Grace Hopper living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Grace with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hopper. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
28
1 in 12,241,226
Named Grace
299K
Alive today
Named Hopper
32K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 299K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2003
Average age: 27
Estimated bearers: 32K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,281
Per 100K: 9.27
Top ancestry: White (87.3%)
First name trend
Grace: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Grace. The peak year was 2003 with 12,801 births. The average person named Grace today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hopper surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hopper, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 87.3%.
- White87.3%
- Black or African American6.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.8%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Grace has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0874% of the US population, based on 299,398 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Hopper appears at a rate of 9.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0093%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 28 people with the full name Grace Hopper. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Grace
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Other people with the surname Hopper
FAQ
Grace Hopper: questions and answers
How many people are named Grace Hopper?
We estimate approximately 28 people in the United States share the full name Grace Hopper. That works out to about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0874%) with the surname frequency (9.27 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Grace Hopper?
We classify Grace Hopper as "Very Rare". About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Grace a male or female name?
Grace is predominantly female. Out of 531,126 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Grace 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.