Virginia Madsen
There are approximately 11 people named Virginia Madsen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 31,159,485 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Virginia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Madsen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
11
1 in 31,159,485
Named Virginia
197K
Alive today
Named Madsen
20K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 197K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1922
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (72.9%)
Estimated bearers: 20K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,054
Per 100K: 5.75
Top ancestry: White (91.6%)
First name trend
Virginia: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Virginia. The peak year was 1922 with 19,181 births. The average person named Virginia today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Virginia
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Virginia, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 72.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Virginia 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 Virginia at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White72.9% · 208,554
- Hispanic or Latino15.9% · 45,612
- Black or African American6.0% · 17,278
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 7,653
- Two or more races1.8% · 5,256
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,907
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Madsen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Madsen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Madsen 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 Madsen at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.6% · 15,739
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 587
- Two or more races3.1% · 540
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 171
- Black or African American0.5% · 85
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 68
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Virginia has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0575% of the US population, based on 197,010 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 Virginia right now.
The surname Madsen appears at a rate of 5.75 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0058%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 11 people with the full name Virginia Madsen. 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
Virginia Madsen: questions and answers
How many people are named Virginia Madsen?
We estimate approximately 11 people in the United States share the full name Virginia Madsen. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0575%) with the surname frequency (5.75 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Virginia Madsen?
We classify Virginia Madsen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 31,159,485 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Virginia a male or female name?
Virginia is predominantly female. Out of 654,381 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Virginia 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 called Virginia Madsen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.