Charlie Gibson
There are approximately 72 people named Charlie Gibson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,760,477 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Charlie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gibson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
72
1 in 4,760,477
Named Charlie
118K
Alive today
Named Gibson
210K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 118K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2022
Average age: 36
Top Census group: White (61.2%)
Estimated bearers: 210K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #136
Per 100K: 61.20
Top ancestry: White (69.2%)
First name trend
Charlie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Charlie. The peak year was 2022 with 4,447 births. The average person named Charlie today is 36 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Charlie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Charlie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 61.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Charlie 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 Charlie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.2% · 64,249
- Black or African American18.0% · 18,873
- Hispanic or Latino11.3% · 11,884
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.8% · 4,991
- Two or more races3.7% · 3,832
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 1,070
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gibson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gibson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gibson 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 Gibson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.2% · 126,670
- Black or African American21.4% · 39,218
- Two or more races4.6% · 8,348
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 5,915
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,640
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,126
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Charlie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0343% of the US population, based on 117,732 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 Charlie right now.
The surname Gibson appears at a rate of 61.20 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0612%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 72 people with the full name Charlie Gibson. 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 named Charlie
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FAQ
Charlie Gibson: questions and answers
How many people are named Charlie Gibson?
We estimate approximately 72 people in the United States share the full name Charlie Gibson. That works out to about 1 in 4,760,477 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0343%) with the surname frequency (61.20 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Charlie Gibson?
We classify Charlie Gibson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,760,477 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Charlie a male or female name?
Charlie is predominantly unisex. Out of 219,996 total SSA registrations, 82.6% were male and 17.4% were female. See the full Charlie 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 common is the name Charlie Gibson?
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