Robert Flaherty
There are approximately 170 people named Robert Flaherty living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,016,202 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Robert with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Flaherty. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
170
1 in 2,016,202
Named Robert
2.8M
Alive today
Named Flaherty
21K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2.8M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 60
Estimated bearers: 21K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,013
Per 100K: 6.08
Top ancestry: White (95.7%)
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 Flaherty surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Flaherty, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.7%.
- White95.7%
- Hispanic or Latino1.8%
- Two or more races1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- Black or African American0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%
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 Flaherty appears at a rate of 6.08 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0061%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 170 people with the full name Robert Flaherty. 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 Flaherty: questions and answers
How many people are named Robert Flaherty?
We estimate approximately 170 people in the United States share the full name Robert Flaherty. That works out to about 1 in 2,016,202 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.8168%) with the surname frequency (6.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Robert Flaherty?
We classify Robert Flaherty as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,016,202 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.