Sheldon Whitehouse
There are approximately 1 people named Sheldon Whitehouse 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 Sheldon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Whitehouse. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Sheldon
25K
Alive today
Named Whitehouse
6.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 25K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1992
Average age: 48
Top Census group: White (58.4%)
Estimated bearers: 6.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,587
Per 100K: 2.01
Top ancestry: White (91.1%)
First name trend
Sheldon: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sheldon. The peak year was 1992 with 624 births. The average person named Sheldon today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sheldon
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sheldon, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 58.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sheldon 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 Sheldon at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White58.4% · 14,947
- Black or African American28.4% · 7,258
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 1,006
- Two or more races3.9% · 989
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.8% · 716
- Hispanic or Latino2.6% · 670
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Whitehouse surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Whitehouse, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Whitehouse 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 Whitehouse at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.1% · 5,470
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 195
- Two or more races3.2% · 190
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 68
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 44
- Black or African American0.7% · 40
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sheldon has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0074% of the US population, based on 25,424 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 Sheldon right now.
The surname Whitehouse appears at a rate of 2.01 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0020%.
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 Sheldon Whitehouse. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Sheldon
FAQ
Sheldon Whitehouse: questions and answers
How many people are named Sheldon Whitehouse?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Sheldon Whitehouse. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0074%) with the surname frequency (2.01 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sheldon Whitehouse?
We classify Sheldon Whitehouse as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sheldon a male or female name?
Sheldon is predominantly male. Out of 37,122 total SSA registrations, 98.7% were male and 1.3% were female. See the full Sheldon 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 Sheldon Whitehouse?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Sheldon Whitehouse at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.