Jennifer Escalera
There are approximately 29 people named Jennifer Escalera living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jennifer with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Escalera. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
29
1 in 11,819,115
Named Jennifer
1.3M
Alive today
Named Escalera
7.3K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1972
Average age: 46
Top Census group: White (77.4%)
Estimated bearers: 7.3K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,266
Per 100K: 2.14
Top ancestry: Hispanic (92.6%)
First name trend
Jennifer: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jennifer. The peak year was 1972 with 63,792 births. The average person named Jennifer today is 46 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jennifer
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jennifer, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jennifer 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 Jennifer at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.4% · 1,030,049
- Hispanic or Latino12.1% · 161,566
- Black or African American3.6% · 47,629
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 44,931
- Two or more races3.1% · 40,645
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 6,260
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Escalera surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Escalera, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 92.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Escalera 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 Escalera at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino92.6% · 5,917
- White4.8% · 306
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 65
- Black or African American0.8% · 53
- Two or more races0.4% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 25
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jennifer has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3912% of the US population, based on 1,340,714 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 Jennifer right now.
The surname Escalera appears at a rate of 2.14 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0021%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 29 people with the full name Jennifer Escalera. 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
Jennifer Escalera: questions and answers
How many people are named Jennifer Escalera?
We estimate approximately 29 people in the United States share the full name Jennifer Escalera. That works out to about 1 in 11,819,115 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3912%) with the surname frequency (2.14 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jennifer Escalera?
We classify Jennifer Escalera as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,819,115 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jennifer a male or female name?
Jennifer is predominantly female. Out of 1,476,028 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Jennifer 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 share the full name Jennifer Escalera?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.