Jack Nicklaus
There are approximately 1 people named Jack Nicklaus 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 Jack with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nicklaus. 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 Jack
433K
Alive today
Named Nicklaus
883
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 433K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1927
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (87.1%)
Estimated bearers: 883
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #32,101
Per 100K: 0.26
Top ancestry: White (95.1%)
First name trend
Jack: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jack. The peak year was 1927 with 12,884 births. The average person named Jack today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jack
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jack, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 87.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jack 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 Jack at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White87.1% · 361,901
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 19,571
- Two or more races3.3% · 13,825
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 10,121
- Black or African American1.9% · 8,007
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2,247
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Nicklaus surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Nicklaus, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Nicklaus 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 Nicklaus at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White95.1% · 732
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 22
- Two or more races1.4% · 11
- Black or African American0.3% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jack has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1263% of the US population, based on 432,820 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 Jack right now.
The surname Nicklaus appears at a rate of 0.26 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 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 Jack Nicklaus. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Jack
FAQ
Jack Nicklaus: questions and answers
How many people are named Jack Nicklaus?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Jack Nicklaus. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1263%) with the surname frequency (0.26 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jack Nicklaus?
We classify Jack Nicklaus as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jack a male or female name?
Jack is predominantly male. Out of 750,859 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Jack 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 called Jack Nicklaus?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.