Jonah Macallister
There are approximately 1 people named Jonah Macallister 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 Jonah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Macallister. 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 Jonah
81K
Alive today
Named Macallister
1.0K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 81K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2008
Average age: 18
Top Census group: White (66.7%)
Estimated bearers: 1.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #28,173
Per 100K: 0.30
Top ancestry: White (90.6%)
First name trend
Jonah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jonah. The peak year was 2008 with 2,998 births. The average person named Jonah today is 18 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jonah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jonah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 66.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jonah 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 Jonah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.7% · 42,415
- Hispanic or Latino14.3% · 9,119
- Two or more races7.5% · 4,766
- Black or African American6.3% · 3,980
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.3% · 2,705
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 568
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Macallister surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Macallister, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 90.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Macallister 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 Macallister at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.6% · 817
- Hispanic or Latino4.5% · 41
- Two or more races2.1% · 19
- Black or African American1.4% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 12
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jonah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0236% of the US population, based on 80,896 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 Jonah right now.
The surname Macallister appears at a rate of 0.30 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 Jonah Macallister. 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
Jonah Macallister: questions and answers
How many people are named Jonah Macallister?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Jonah Macallister. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0236%) with the surname frequency (0.30 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jonah Macallister?
We classify Jonah Macallister as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jonah a male or female name?
Jonah is predominantly male. Out of 83,176 total SSA registrations, 99.1% were male and 0.9% were female. See the full Jonah 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 Jonah Macallister?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.