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Anthony Head

There are approximately 108 people named Anthony Head living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,173,651 Americans.

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

Expected bearers

108

1 in 3,173,651

Named Anthony

1.2M

Alive today

Named Head

30K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Anthony

Estimated living: 1.2M

Rarity: Very Common

Gender: Male

Peak year: 1990

Average age: 41

Top Census group: White (54.1%)

The surname Head

Estimated bearers: 30K

Rarity: Uncommon

Census rank: #1,329

Per 100K: 8.70

Top ancestry: White (75.6%)

First name trend

Anthony: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anthony. The peak year was 1990 with 25,187 births. The average person named Anthony today is 41 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
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Demographics

Ancestry and ethnicity for Anthony

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Anthony, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 54.1%.

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

  • White54.1% · 581,998
  • Hispanic or Latino21.8% · 234,500
  • Black or African American17.3% · 186,337
  • Two or more races3.4% · 36,651
  • Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 28,215
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 7,481

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Head surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Head, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.6%.

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

  • White75.6% · 19,649
  • Black or African American16.1% · 4,193
  • Two or more races4.0% · 1,049
  • Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 714
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 222
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 174

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Anthony has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3612% of the US population, based on 1,238,180 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 Anthony right now.

The surname Head appears at a rate of 8.70 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0087%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 108 people with the full name Anthony Head. 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

Anthony Head: questions and answers

How many people are named Anthony Head?

We estimate approximately 108 people in the United States share the full name Anthony Head. That works out to about 1 in 3,173,651 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3612%) with the surname frequency (8.70 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Anthony Head?

We classify Anthony Head as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,173,651 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Anthony a male or female name?

Anthony is predominantly male. Out of 1,489,090 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Anthony 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 share the full name Anthony Head?

HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.

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