Lois Bujold
There are approximately 1 people named Lois Bujold 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 Lois with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bujold. 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 Lois
83K
Alive today
Named Bujold
359
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 83K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1927
Average age: 74
Top Census group: White (87.2%)
Estimated bearers: 359
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #67,846
Per 100K: 0.10
Top ancestry: White (94.6%)
First name trend
Lois: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lois. The peak year was 1927 with 10,587 births. The average person named Lois today is 74 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lois
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lois, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 87.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lois 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 Lois at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White87.2% · 114,771
- Black or African American8.4% · 11,102
- Two or more races1.5% · 1,936
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 1,817
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 1,270
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 762
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bujold surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bujold, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bujold 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 Bujold at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White94.6% · 296
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 11
- Two or more races1.9% · 6
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lois has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0242% of the US population, based on 83,078 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 Lois right now.
The surname Bujold appears at a rate of 0.10 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
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 Lois Bujold. 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
Lois Bujold: questions and answers
How many people are named Lois Bujold?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Lois Bujold. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0242%) with the surname frequency (0.10 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lois Bujold?
We classify Lois Bujold as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lois a male or female name?
Lois is predominantly female. Out of 335,474 total SSA registrations, 0.8% were male and 99.2% were female. See the full Lois 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 are called Lois Bujold?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.