Simon Zhang
There are approximately 23 people named Simon Zhang living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 14,902,363 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Simon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Zhang. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
23
1 in 14,902,363
Named Simon
56K
Alive today
Named Zhang
140K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 56K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2015
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (55.5%)
Estimated bearers: 140K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #252
Per 100K: 40.83
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (96.2%)
First name trend
Simon: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Simon. The peak year was 2015 with 1,653 births. The average person named Simon today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Simon
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Simon, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 55.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Simon 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 Simon at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White55.5% · 38,143
- Hispanic or Latino21.3% · 14,676
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.5% · 7,923
- Black or African American7.5% · 5,127
- Two or more races3.7% · 2,563
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 346
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Zhang surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Zhang, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Zhang 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 Zhang at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander96.2% · 117,449
- White2.4% · 2,914
- Two or more races0.6% · 693
- Black or African American0.5% · 628
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 345
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 24
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Simon has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0164% of the US population, based on 56,188 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 Simon right now.
The surname Zhang appears at a rate of 40.83 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0408%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 23 people with the full name Simon Zhang. 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
Simon Zhang: questions and answers
How many people are named Simon Zhang?
We estimate approximately 23 people in the United States share the full name Simon Zhang. That works out to about 1 in 14,902,363 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0164%) with the surname frequency (40.83 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Simon Zhang?
We classify Simon Zhang as "Very Rare". About 1 in 14,902,363 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Simon a male or female name?
Simon is predominantly male. Out of 68,893 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Simon 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 Simon Zhang?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Simon Zhang is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.