Harriet Tubman
There are approximately 1 people named Harriet Tubman 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 Harriet with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Tubman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Harriet
21K
Alive today
Named Tubman
925
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 21K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1921
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 925
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #30,013
Per 100K: 0.27
Top ancestry: White (61.1%)
First name trend
Harriet: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Harriet. The peak year was 1921 with 2,395 births. The average person named Harriet today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Tubman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Tubman, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 61.1%.
- White61.1%
- Black or African American36.1%
- Hispanic or Latino1.7%
- Two or more races0.8%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Harriet has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0060% of the US population, based on 20,568 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Tubman appears at a rate of 0.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
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 Harriet Tubman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Harriet Tubman: questions and answers
How many people are named Harriet Tubman?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Harriet Tubman. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0060%) with the surname frequency (0.27 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Harriet Tubman?
We classify Harriet Tubman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Harriet a male or female name?
Harriet is predominantly female. Out of 90,197 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Harriet 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.