Charles Oneal
There are approximately 199 people named Charles Oneal living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,722,384 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Charles with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Oneal. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
199
1 in 1,722,384
Named Charles
1.3M
Alive today
Named Oneal
53K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 57
Top Census group: White (79.5%)
Estimated bearers: 53K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #733
Per 100K: 15.37
Top ancestry: White (61.7%)
First name trend
Charles: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Charles. The peak year was 1947 with 40,917 births. The average person named Charles today is 57 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Charles
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Charles, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 79.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Charles 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 Charles at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.5% · 960,218
- Black or African American12.7% · 153,781
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 37,090
- Two or more races2.9% · 34,997
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 14,328
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 7,561
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Oneal surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Oneal, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 61.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Oneal 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 Oneal at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.7% · 28,352
- Black or African American28.8% · 13,248
- Two or more races4.7% · 2,161
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 1,608
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 302
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 258
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Charles has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3782% of the US population, based on 1,296,413 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 Charles right now.
The surname Oneal appears at a rate of 15.37 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0154%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 199 people with the full name Charles Oneal. 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
Charles Oneal: questions and answers
How many people are named Charles Oneal?
We estimate approximately 199 people in the United States share the full name Charles Oneal. That works out to about 1 in 1,722,384 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3782%) with the surname frequency (15.37 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Charles Oneal?
We classify Charles Oneal as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,722,384 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Charles a male or female name?
Charles is predominantly male. Out of 2,441,151 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Charles 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 Charles Oneal?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.