Mike Vanderjagt
There are approximately 1 people named Mike Vanderjagt 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 Mike with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Vanderjagt. 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 Mike
142K
Alive today
Named Vanderjagt
438
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 142K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 64
Top Census group: White (79.3%)
Estimated bearers: 438
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #57,536
Per 100K: 0.13
Top ancestry: White (91.9%)
First name trend
Mike: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mike. The peak year was 1960 with 12,065 births. The average person named Mike today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mike
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Mike, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 79.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mike 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 Mike at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.3% · 180,910
- Hispanic or Latino9.1% · 20,790
- Black or African American5.2% · 11,962
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 7,803
- Two or more races2.1% · 4,850
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,734
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Vanderjagt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Vanderjagt, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Vanderjagt 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 Vanderjagt at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.9% · 351
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 18
- Two or more races2.6% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mike has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0414% of the US population, based on 142,005 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 Mike right now.
The surname Vanderjagt appears at a rate of 0.13 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 Mike Vanderjagt. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Mike
FAQ
Mike Vanderjagt: questions and answers
How many people are named Mike Vanderjagt?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Mike Vanderjagt. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0414%) with the surname frequency (0.13 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mike Vanderjagt?
We classify Mike Vanderjagt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mike a male or female name?
Mike is predominantly male. Out of 206,369 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Mike 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 Mike Vanderjagt?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Mike Vanderjagt is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.