Rebecca Olson
There are approximately 320 people named Rebecca Olson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,071,107 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rebecca with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Olson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
320
1 in 1,071,107
Named Rebecca
612K
Alive today
Named Olson
179K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 612K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1981
Average age: 48
Top Census group: White (82.7%)
Estimated bearers: 179K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #166
Per 100K: 52.28
Top ancestry: White (92.1%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rebecca
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Rebecca, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rebecca described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Rebecca at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.7% · 533,727
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 58,345
- Two or more races2.9% · 19,013
- Black or African American2.8% · 17,758
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 12,820
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3,692
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Olson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Olson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Olson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Olson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.1% · 143,861
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 4,795
- Two or more races3.0% · 4,758
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,264
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,076
- Black or African American0.3% · 517
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Rebecca right now.
The surname Olson appears at a rate of 52.28 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0523%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 320 people with the full name Rebecca Olson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Rebecca Olson: questions and answers
How many people are named Rebecca Olson?
We estimate approximately 320 people in the United States share the full name Rebecca Olson. That works out to about 1 in 1,071,107 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1786%) with the surname frequency (52.28 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rebecca Olson?
We classify Rebecca Olson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,071,107 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Rebecca Olson?
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