Bela Bartok
There are approximately 1 people named Bela Bartok 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 Bela with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bartok. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Bela
1.1K
Alive today
Named Bartok
688
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2008
Average age: 23
Top Census group: White (58.4%)
Estimated bearers: 688
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #39,536
Per 100K: 0.20
Top ancestry: White (90.0%)
First name trend
Bela: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bela. The peak year was 2008 with 49 births. The average person named Bela today is 23 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bela
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Bela, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 58.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bela 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 Bela at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White58.4% · 1,507
- Asian and Pacific Islander25.0% · 644
- Hispanic or Latino10.3% · 265
- Two or more races3.7% · 95
- Black or African American2.3% · 59
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 9
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bartok surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bartok, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 90.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bartok 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 Bartok at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.0% · 540
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 40
- Two or more races2.2% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 4
- Black or African American0.3% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Bela has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0003% of the US population, based on 1,058 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 Bela right now.
The surname Bartok appears at a rate of 0.20 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
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 Bela Bartok. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Bela Bartok: questions and answers
How many people are named Bela Bartok?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Bela Bartok. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0003%) with the surname frequency (0.20 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bela Bartok?
We classify Bela Bartok as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Bela a male or female name?
Bela is predominantly unisex. Out of 1,273 total SSA registrations, 38.1% were male and 61.9% were female. See the full Bela 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 Americans are named Bela Bartok?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.