Alexander Payne
There are approximately 310 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 1,105,659 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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
310
1 in 1,105,659
Named Alexander
675K
Alive today
Named Payne
157K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 675K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (59.4%)
Estimated bearers: 157K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #205
Per 100K: 45.91
Top ancestry: White (69.0%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexander
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Alexander, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 59.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alexander 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 Alexander at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White59.4% · 330,920
- Hispanic or Latino26.2% · 145,909
- Two or more races5.1% · 28,137
- Black or African American4.9% · 27,131
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 22,399
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2,257
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Payne surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Payne, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Payne 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 Payne at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.0% · 94,688
- Black or African American21.7% · 29,830
- Two or more races4.7% · 6,488
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4,682
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 796
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 733
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).
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 Alexander right now.
The surname Payne appears at a rate of 45.91 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0459%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 310 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.
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FAQ
Alexander Payne: questions and answers
How many people are named Alexander Payne?
We estimate approximately 310 people in the United States share the full name Alexander Payne. That works out to about 1 in 1,105,659 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1969%) with the surname frequency (45.91 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alexander Payne?
We classify Alexander Payne as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,105,659 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 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 Alexander Payne?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.