Raja Gosnell
There are approximately 1 people named Raja Gosnell 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 Raja with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gosnell. 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 Raja
1.2K
Alive today
Named Gosnell
8.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.2K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 25
Estimated bearers: 8.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,060
Per 100K: 2.35
Top ancestry: White (95.3%)
First name trend
Raja: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Raja. The peak year was 2001 with 53 births. The average person named Raja today is 25 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gosnell surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gosnell, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.3%.
- White95.3%
- Hispanic or Latino1.5%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Black or African American0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Raja has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0003% of the US population, based on 1,196 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gosnell appears at a rate of 2.35 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0024%.
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 Raja Gosnell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Raja Gosnell: questions and answers
How many people are named Raja Gosnell?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Raja Gosnell. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0003%) with the surname frequency (2.35 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Raja Gosnell?
We classify Raja Gosnell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Raja a male or female name?
Raja is predominantly unisex. Out of 1,226 total SSA registrations, 69.3% were male and 30.7% were female. See the full Raja 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.