Adam Baldwin
There are approximately 148 people named Adam Baldwin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,315,908 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Adam with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Baldwin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
148
1 in 2,315,908
Named Adam
541K
Alive today
Named Baldwin
94K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 541K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1984
Average age: 36
Estimated bearers: 94K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #395
Per 100K: 27.37
Top ancestry: White (76.9%)
First name trend
Adam: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Adam. The peak year was 1984 with 24,082 births. The average person named Adam today is 36 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Baldwin surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Baldwin, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 76.9%.
- White76.9%
- Black or African American17.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Adam has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1577% of the US population, based on 540,647 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Baldwin appears at a rate of 27.37 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0274%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 148 people with the full name Adam Baldwin. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Adam
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Other people with the surname Baldwin
FAQ
Adam Baldwin: questions and answers
How many people are named Adam Baldwin?
We estimate approximately 148 people in the United States share the full name Adam Baldwin. That works out to about 1 in 2,315,908 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1577%) with the surname frequency (27.37 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Adam Baldwin?
We classify Adam Baldwin as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,315,908 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Adam a male or female name?
Adam is predominantly male. Out of 578,925 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Adam 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.