Rebecca Gayheart
There are approximately 3 people named Rebecca Gayheart living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rebecca with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gayheart. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Rebecca
612K
Alive today
Named Gayheart
1.7K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 612K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1981
Average age: 48
Estimated bearers: 1.7K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #18,867
Per 100K: 0.49
Top ancestry: White (97.1%)
First name trend
Rebecca: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rebecca. The peak year was 1981 with 16,801 births. The average person named Rebecca today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gayheart surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gayheart, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 97.1%.
- White97.1%
- Hispanic or Latino1.2%
- Two or more races1.0%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rebecca has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1786% of the US population, based on 612,259 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gayheart appears at a rate of 0.49 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0005%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Rebecca Gayheart. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Rebecca
FAQ
Rebecca Gayheart: questions and answers
How many people are named Rebecca Gayheart?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Rebecca Gayheart. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1786%) with the surname frequency (0.49 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rebecca Gayheart?
We classify Rebecca Gayheart as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rebecca a male or female name?
Rebecca is predominantly female. Out of 757,198 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Rebecca 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.