Jaime Escalante
There are approximately 8 people named Jaime Escalante living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jaime with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Escalante. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
8
1 in 42,844,292
Named Jaime
113K
Alive today
Named Escalante
24K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 113K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1976
Average age: 39
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (66.4%)
Estimated bearers: 24K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,699
Per 100K: 6.92
Top ancestry: Hispanic (89.7%)
First name trend
Jaime: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jaime. The peak year was 1976 with 9,240 births. The average person named Jaime today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaime
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jaime, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 66.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaime 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 Jaime at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino66.4% · 105,109
- White27.6% · 43,614
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 4,539
- Black or African American1.6% · 2,503
- Two or more races1.2% · 1,970
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 493
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Escalante surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Escalante, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 89.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Escalante 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 Escalante at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino89.7% · 18,549
- White5.7% · 1,189
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 473
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 243
- Black or African American0.6% · 122
- Two or more races0.5% · 112
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jaime has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0329% of the US population, based on 112,837 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 Jaime right now.
The surname Escalante appears at a rate of 6.92 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0069%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 8 people with the full name Jaime Escalante. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Jaime
FAQ
Jaime Escalante: questions and answers
How many people are named Jaime Escalante?
We estimate approximately 8 people in the United States share the full name Jaime Escalante. That works out to about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0329%) with the surname frequency (6.92 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jaime Escalante?
We classify Jaime Escalante as "Very Rare". About 1 in 42,844,292 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jaime a male or female name?
Jaime is predominantly unisex. Out of 121,099 total SSA registrations, 58.7% were male and 41.3% were female. See the full Jaime 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 have the full name Jaime Escalante?
You can see how common the name Jaime Escalante is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.