Jean Steele
There are approximately 48 people named Jean Steele living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jean with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Steele. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
48
1 in 7,140,715
Named Jean
168K
Alive today
Named Steele
98K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 168K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1927
Average age: 68
Top Census group: White (76.7%)
Estimated bearers: 98K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #363
Per 100K: 28.56
Top ancestry: White (75.1%)
First name trend
Jean: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jean. The peak year was 1927 with 12,775 births. The average person named Jean today is 68 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jean
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jean, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 76.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jean 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 Jean at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.7% · 207,183
- Black or African American13.3% · 35,840
- Hispanic or Latino4.9% · 13,313
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 9,236
- Two or more races1.4% · 3,778
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 874
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Steele surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Steele, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Steele 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 Steele at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.1% · 64,083
- Black or African American15.4% · 13,145
- Two or more races4.2% · 3,613
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 3,064
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 875
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 591
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jean has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0491% of the US population, based on 168,190 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 Jean right now.
The surname Steele appears at a rate of 28.56 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0286%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 48 people with the full name Jean Steele. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Jean Steele: questions and answers
How many people are named Jean Steele?
We estimate approximately 48 people in the United States share the full name Jean Steele. That works out to about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0491%) with the surname frequency (28.56 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jean Steele?
We classify Jean Steele as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,140,715 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jean a male or female name?
Jean is predominantly female. Out of 483,213 total SSA registrations, 5.1% were male and 94.9% were female. See the full Jean 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 common is the name Jean Steele?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Jean Steele at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.