Paul Gross
There are approximately 220 people named Paul Gross living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,557,974 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Paul with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gross. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
220
1 in 1,557,974
Named Paul
870K
Alive today
Named Gross
87K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 870K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 59
Estimated bearers: 87K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #440
Per 100K: 25.26
Top ancestry: White (84.9%)
First name trend
Paul: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Paul. The peak year was 1957 with 27,075 births. The average person named Paul today is 59 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gross surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gross, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.9%.
- White84.9%
- Black or African American10.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Paul has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2540% of the US population, based on 870,452 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gross appears at a rate of 25.26 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0253%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 220 people with the full name Paul Gross. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Paul
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FAQ
Paul Gross: questions and answers
How many people are named Paul Gross?
We estimate approximately 220 people in the United States share the full name Paul Gross. That works out to about 1 in 1,557,974 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2540%) with the surname frequency (25.26 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Paul Gross?
We classify Paul Gross as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,557,974 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Paul a male or female name?
Paul is predominantly male. Out of 1,402,786 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Paul 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.