Jere Lehtinen
There are approximately 1 people named Jere Lehtinen 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 Jere with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lehtinen. 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 Jere
3.1K
Alive today
Named Lehtinen
587
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 3.1K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1941
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (86.8%)
Estimated bearers: 587
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #45,060
Per 100K: 0.17
Top ancestry: White (89.1%)
First name trend
Jere: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jere. The peak year was 1941 with 166 births. The average person named Jere today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jere
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jere, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 86.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jere 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 Jere at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.8% · 3,084
- Black or African American7.3% · 261
- Two or more races2.5% · 88
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 67
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 31
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 22
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lehtinen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lehtinen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lehtinen 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 Lehtinen at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.1% · 456
- Two or more races5.1% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3
- Black or African American0.2% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jere has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0009% of the US population, based on 3,111 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 Jere right now.
The surname Lehtinen appears at a rate of 0.17 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
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 Jere Lehtinen. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Lehtinen
FAQ
Jere Lehtinen: questions and answers
How many people are named Jere Lehtinen?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Jere Lehtinen. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0009%) with the surname frequency (0.17 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jere Lehtinen?
We classify Jere Lehtinen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jere a male or female name?
Jere is predominantly unisex. Out of 5,437 total SSA registrations, 78.7% were male and 21.3% were female. See the full Jere 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 Americans are named Jere Lehtinen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.