Speedy Claxton
There are approximately 1 people named Speedy Claxton 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 Speedy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Claxton. 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 Speedy
3
Alive today
Named Claxton
6.4K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 3
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1946
Average age: 77
Top Census group: White (43.7%)
Estimated bearers: 6.4K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,937
Per 100K: 1.87
Top ancestry: White (68.1%)
First name trend
Speedy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Speedy. The peak year was 1946 with 5 births. The average person named Speedy today is 77 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Speedy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Speedy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 43.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Speedy 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 Speedy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White43.7% · 69
- Hispanic or Latino23.4% · 37
- Black or African American19.6% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.6% · 12
- Two or more races3.2% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 4
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Claxton surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Claxton, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Claxton 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 Claxton at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.1% · 3,800
- Black or African American21.8% · 1,220
- Two or more races5.1% · 282
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 209
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 44
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 29
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Speedy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 3 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 Speedy right now.
The surname Claxton appears at a rate of 1.87 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0019%.
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 Speedy Claxton. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Speedy Claxton: questions and answers
How many people are named Speedy Claxton?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Speedy Claxton. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (1.87 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Speedy Claxton?
We classify Speedy Claxton as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Speedy a male or female name?
Speedy is predominantly male. Out of 5 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Speedy 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.
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