Natalie Portman
There are approximately 2 people named Natalie Portman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Natalie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Portman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Natalie
344K
Alive today
Named Portman
1.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 344K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2006
Average age: 29
Top Census group: White (62.4%)
Estimated bearers: 1.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #16,688
Per 100K: 0.56
Top ancestry: White (87.2%)
First name trend
Natalie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Natalie. The peak year was 2006 with 10,969 births. The average person named Natalie today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Natalie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Natalie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 62.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Natalie 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 Natalie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.4% · 202,308
- Hispanic or Latino25.1% · 81,220
- Black or African American5.2% · 16,954
- Two or more races3.8% · 12,422
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 9,542
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1,570
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Portman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Portman, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 87.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Portman 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 Portman at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White87.2% · 1,453
- Two or more races4.3% · 72
- Black or African American3.5% · 59
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 50
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 16
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Natalie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1004% of the US population, based on 344,017 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 Natalie right now.
The surname Portman appears at a rate of 0.56 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0006%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Natalie Portman. 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
Natalie Portman: questions and answers
How many people are named Natalie Portman?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Natalie Portman. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1004%) with the surname frequency (0.56 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Natalie Portman?
We classify Natalie Portman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Natalie a male or female name?
Natalie is predominantly female. Out of 377,072 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Natalie 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 Natalie Portman?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.