Barack Obama
There are approximately 1 people named Barack Obama living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Barack with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Obama. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Barack
302
Alive today
Named Obama
171
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 302
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2009
Average age: 14
Estimated bearers: 171
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #110,825
Per 100K: 0.05
Top ancestry: Black (36.5%)
First name trend
Barack: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Barack. The peak year was 2009 with 71 births. The average person named Barack today is 14 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Obama surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Obama, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 36.5%.
- Black or African American36.5%
- White18.9%
- Hispanic or Latino18.9%
- Two or more races14.5%
- Unknown or suppressed11.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Barack has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 302 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Obama appears at a rate of 0.05 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0000%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Barack Obama. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Barack Obama: questions and answers
How many people are named Barack Obama?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Barack Obama. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (0.05 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Barack Obama?
We classify Barack Obama as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Barack a male or female name?
Barack is predominantly male. Out of 305 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Barack 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.