Robert Byrd
There are approximately 882 people named Robert Byrd living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 388,610 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Robert with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Byrd. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
882
1 in 388,610
Named Robert
2.8M
Alive today
Named Byrd
108K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2.8M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 60
Estimated bearers: 108K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #331
Per 100K: 31.50
Top ancestry: White (59.0%)
First name trend
Robert: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Robert. The peak year was 1947 with 91,891 births. The average person named Robert today is 60 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Byrd surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Byrd, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.0%.
- White59.0%
- Black or African American34.6%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Robert has a living-bearer frequency of 0.8168% of the US population, based on 2,799,566 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Byrd appears at a rate of 31.50 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0315%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 882 people with the full name Robert Byrd. 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
Robert Byrd: questions and answers
How many people are named Robert Byrd?
We estimate approximately 882 people in the United States share the full name Robert Byrd. That works out to about 1 in 388,610 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.8168%) with the surname frequency (31.50 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Robert Byrd?
We classify Robert Byrd as "Very Rare". About 1 in 388,610 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Robert a male or female name?
Robert is predominantly male. Out of 4,866,007 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Robert 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.