Ronald Bowers
There are approximately 150 people named Ronald Bowers living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,285,029 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ronald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bowers. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
150
1 in 2,285,029
Named Ronald
715K
Alive today
Named Bowers
72K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 715K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (80.3%)
Estimated bearers: 72K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #525
Per 100K: 21.05
Top ancestry: White (80.2%)
First name trend
Ronald: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ronald. The peak year was 1947 with 34,973 births. The average person named Ronald today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ronald
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Ronald, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ronald 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 Ronald at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.3% · 553,799
- Black or African American11.3% · 78,128
- Hispanic or Latino4.0% · 27,440
- Two or more races2.1% · 14,772
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 11,032
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 4,664
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bowers surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bowers, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bowers 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 Bowers at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.2% · 50,469
- Black or African American11.3% · 7,123
- Two or more races4.0% · 2,543
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 2,097
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 368
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 313
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ronald has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2085% of the US population, based on 714,772 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 Ronald right now.
The surname Bowers appears at a rate of 21.05 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0210%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 150 people with the full name Ronald Bowers. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Ronald
FAQ
Ronald Bowers: questions and answers
How many people are named Ronald Bowers?
We estimate approximately 150 people in the United States share the full name Ronald Bowers. That works out to about 1 in 2,285,029 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2085%) with the surname frequency (21.05 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ronald Bowers?
We classify Ronald Bowers as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,285,029 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ronald a male or female name?
Ronald is predominantly male. Out of 1,085,633 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Ronald 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 many people are named Ronald Bowers?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Ronald Bowers at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.