Placido Polanco
There are approximately 1 people named Placido Polanco 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 Placido with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Polanco. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Placido
626
Alive today
Named Polanco
23K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 626
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1923
Average age: 50
Estimated bearers: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,820
Per 100K: 6.67
Top ancestry: Hispanic (94.8%)
First name trend
Placido: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Placido. The peak year was 1923 with 23 births. The average person named Placido today is 50 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Polanco surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Polanco, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 94.8%.
- Hispanic or Latino94.8%
- White3.7%
- Black or African American0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4%
- Two or more races0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Placido has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0002% of the US population, based on 626 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Polanco appears at a rate of 6.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0067%.
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 Placido Polanco. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Placido Polanco: questions and answers
How many people are named Placido Polanco?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Placido Polanco. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0002%) with the surname frequency (6.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Placido Polanco?
We classify Placido Polanco as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Placido a male or female name?
Placido is predominantly male. Out of 1,111 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Placido 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.