Alexander Payne
There are approximately 326 people named Alexander Payne living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,051,394 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alexander with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Payne. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
326
1 in 1,051,394
Named Alexander
675K
Alive today
Named Payne
166K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 675K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 26
Estimated bearers: 166K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #195
Per 100K: 48.34
Top ancestry: White (71.5%)
First name trend
Alexander: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alexander. The peak year was 1993 with 20,707 births. The average person named Alexander today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Payne surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Payne, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 71.5%.
- White71.5%
- Black or African American22.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alexander has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1969% of the US population, based on 675,019 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Payne appears at a rate of 48.34 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0483%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 326 people with the full name Alexander Payne. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Alexander
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Other people with the surname Payne
FAQ
Alexander Payne: questions and answers
How many people are named Alexander Payne?
We estimate approximately 326 people in the United States share the full name Alexander Payne. That works out to about 1 in 1,051,394 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1969%) with the surname frequency (48.34 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alexander Payne?
We classify Alexander Payne as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,051,394 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alexander a male or female name?
Alexander is predominantly male. Out of 733,348 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Alexander 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.