Linda Bassett
There are approximately 61 people named Linda Bassett living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,618,924 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Linda with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bassett. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
61
1 in 5,618,924
Named Linda
930K
Alive today
Named Bassett
23K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 930K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 70
Top Census group: White (82.5%)
Estimated bearers: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,782
Per 100K: 6.59
Top ancestry: White (81.9%)
First name trend
Linda: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Linda. The peak year was 1947 with 99,909 births. The average person named Linda today is 70 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Linda
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Linda, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Linda 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 Linda at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.5% · 960,548
- Black or African American8.0% · 92,983
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 57,895
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 24,222
- Two or more races2.0% · 23,257
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 5,974
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bassett surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bassett, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bassett 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 Bassett at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.9% · 16,127
- Black or African American9.4% · 1,849
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 752
- Two or more races3.6% · 701
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 142
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 123
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Linda has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2714% of the US population, based on 930,356 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 Linda right now.
The surname Bassett appears at a rate of 6.59 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0066%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 61 people with the full name Linda Bassett. 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
Linda Bassett: questions and answers
How many people are named Linda Bassett?
We estimate approximately 61 people in the United States share the full name Linda Bassett. That works out to about 1 in 5,618,924 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2714%) with the surname frequency (6.59 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Linda Bassett?
We classify Linda Bassett as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,618,924 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Linda a male or female name?
Linda is predominantly female. Out of 1,458,588 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Linda 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 Linda Bassett?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Linda Bassett at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.