Mark Goddard
There are approximately 57 people named Mark Goddard living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,013,234 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mark with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Goddard. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
57
1 in 6,013,234
Named Mark
1.1M
Alive today
Named Goddard
17K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 56
Top Census group: White (85.0%)
Estimated bearers: 17K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,406
Per 100K: 4.94
Top ancestry: White (82.8%)
First name trend
Mark: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mark. The peak year was 1960 with 58,852 births. The average person named Mark today is 56 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mark
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Mark, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mark 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 Mark at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.0% · 964,950
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 61,463
- Black or African American5.0% · 57,203
- Two or more races2.3% · 25,958
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 21,054
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4,915
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Goddard surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Goddard, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 82.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Goddard 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 Goddard at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.8% · 12,229
- Black or African American7.9% · 1,165
- Two or more races4.2% · 625
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 522
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 118
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 115
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mark has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3339% of the US population, based on 1,144,344 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 Mark right now.
The surname Goddard appears at a rate of 4.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0049%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 57 people with the full name Mark Goddard. 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
Mark Goddard: questions and answers
How many people are named Mark Goddard?
We estimate approximately 57 people in the United States share the full name Mark Goddard. That works out to about 1 in 6,013,234 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3339%) with the surname frequency (4.94 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mark Goddard?
We classify Mark Goddard as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,013,234 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mark a male or female name?
Mark is predominantly male. Out of 1,365,265 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Mark 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 Mark Goddard?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Mark Goddard at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.