Beyonce Knowles
There are approximately 1 people named Beyonce Knowles 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 Beyonce with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Knowles. 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 Beyonce
1.9K
Alive today
Named Knowles
31K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.9K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 22
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (48.2%)
Estimated bearers: 31K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,263
Per 100K: 9.11
Top ancestry: White (77.3%)
First name trend
Beyonce: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Beyonce. The peak year was 2001 with 353 births. The average person named Beyonce today is 22 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Beyonce
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Beyonce, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 48.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Beyonce 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 Beyonce at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino48.2% · 804
- Black or African American40.7% · 679
- White4.0% · 66
- Two or more races3.8% · 64
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 34
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 21
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Knowles surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Knowles, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Knowles 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 Knowles at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.3% · 21,043
- Black or African American13.4% · 3,661
- Two or more races4.4% · 1,185
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 1,047
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 187
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 108
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Beyonce has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0006% of the US population, based on 1,939 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 Beyonce right now.
The surname Knowles appears at a rate of 9.11 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0091%.
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 Beyonce Knowles. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people with the surname Knowles
FAQ
Beyonce Knowles: questions and answers
How many people are named Beyonce Knowles?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Beyonce Knowles. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0006%) with the surname frequency (9.11 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Beyonce Knowles?
We classify Beyonce Knowles as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Beyonce a male or female name?
Beyonce is predominantly female. Out of 1,970 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Beyonce 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 have the full name Beyonce Knowles?
Find out how common the name Beyonce Knowles is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.