Rosemary Clooney
There are approximately 1 people named Rosemary Clooney living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rosemary with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Clooney. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Rosemary
78K
Alive today
Named Clooney
308
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 78K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 57
Estimated bearers: 308
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #70,833
Per 100K: 0.09
Top ancestry: White (93.1%)
First name trend
Rosemary: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rosemary. The peak year was 1947 with 4,542 births. The average person named Rosemary today is 57 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Clooney surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Clooney, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.1%.
- White93.1%
- Hispanic or Latino4.0%
- Unknown or suppressed2.9%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rosemary has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0227% of the US population, based on 77,860 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Clooney appears at a rate of 0.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Rosemary Clooney. 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 Rosemary
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Other people with the surname Clooney
FAQ
Rosemary Clooney: questions and answers
How many people are named Rosemary Clooney?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Rosemary Clooney. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0227%) with the surname frequency (0.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rosemary Clooney?
We classify Rosemary Clooney as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rosemary a male or female name?
Rosemary is predominantly female. Out of 162,280 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Rosemary 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.