Rahm Emanuel
There are approximately 1 people named Rahm Emanuel 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 Rahm with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Emanuel. 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 Rahm
159
Alive today
Named Emanuel
7.6K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 159
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2022
Average age: 9
Estimated bearers: 7.6K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,340
Per 100K: 2.21
Top ancestry: White (52.7%)
First name trend
Rahm: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rahm. The peak year was 2022 with 18 births. The average person named Rahm today is 9 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Emanuel surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Emanuel, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 52.7%.
- White52.7%
- Black or African American32.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native5.7%
- Hispanic or Latino5.2%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rahm has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 159 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Emanuel appears at a rate of 2.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0022%.
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 Rahm Emanuel. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Rahm Emanuel: questions and answers
How many people are named Rahm Emanuel?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Rahm Emanuel. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (2.21 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rahm Emanuel?
We classify Rahm Emanuel as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rahm a male or female name?
Rahm is predominantly male. Out of 160 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Rahm 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.