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Addison Brown

There are approximately 721 people named Addison Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 475,387 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Addison with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.

Expected bearers

721

1 in 475,387

Named Addison

155K

Alive today

Named Brown

1.6M

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Addison

Estimated living: 155K

Rarity: Common

Gender: Female

Peak year: 2007

Average age: 15

Top Census group: White (83.1%)

The surname Brown

Estimated bearers: 1.6M

Rarity: Very Common

Census rank: #4

Per 100K: 463.73

Top ancestry: White (55.4%)

First name trend

Addison: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Addison. The peak year was 2007 with 12,290 births. The average person named Addison today is 15 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
03K6K9K12K18801900192019401960198020002020

Demographics

Ancestry and ethnicity for Addison

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Addison, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.1%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Addison 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 Addison at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White83.1% · 107,035
  • Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 8,745
  • Two or more races5.1% · 6,570
  • Black or African American3.3% · 4,243
  • Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 1,507
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 761

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Brown surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brown, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.4%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brown 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 Brown at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White55.4% · 768,332
  • Black or African American34.7% · 480,749
  • Two or more races4.8% · 66,938
  • Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 49,166
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 11,738
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 9,160

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Addison has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0454% of the US population, based on 155,483 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 Addison right now.

The surname Brown appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4637%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 721 people with the full name Addison Brown. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Addison Brown: questions and answers

How many people are named Addison Brown?

We estimate approximately 721 people in the United States share the full name Addison Brown. That works out to about 1 in 475,387 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0454%) with the surname frequency (463.73 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Addison Brown?

We classify Addison Brown as "Very Rare". About 1 in 475,387 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Addison a male or female name?

Addison is predominantly female. Out of 159,245 total SSA registrations, 8.4% were male and 91.6% were female. See the full Addison 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 Addison Brown?

Want to know how many people are called Addison Brown? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.

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