Nicola Cooney
There are approximately 1 people named Nicola Cooney 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 Nicola with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cooney. 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 Nicola
6.8K
Alive today
Named Cooney
14K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.8K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1972
Average age: 42
Top Census group: White (72.6%)
Estimated bearers: 14K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,935
Per 100K: 4.01
Top ancestry: White (89.8%)
First name trend
Nicola: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nicola. The peak year was 1972 with 236 births. The average person named Nicola today is 42 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nicola
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Nicola, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 72.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nicola 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 Nicola at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White72.6% · 9,224
- Black or African American16.7% · 2,119
- Hispanic or Latino5.1% · 647
- Two or more races3.8% · 487
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 195
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 40
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cooney surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cooney, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cooney 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 Cooney at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.8% · 10,772
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 404
- Two or more races2.9% · 345
- Black or African American2.8% · 339
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 102
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 33
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nicola has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0020% of the US population, based on 6,834 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 Nicola right now.
The surname Cooney appears at a rate of 4.01 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0040%.
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 Nicola Cooney. 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
Nicola Cooney: questions and answers
How many people are named Nicola Cooney?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Nicola Cooney. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0020%) with the surname frequency (4.01 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nicola Cooney?
We classify Nicola Cooney as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nicola a male or female name?
Nicola is predominantly unisex. Out of 8,047 total SSA registrations, 37.0% were male and 63.0% were female. See the full Nicola 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 Nicola Cooney?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.