Claudette Colbert
There are approximately 1 people named Claudette Colbert 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 Claudette with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Colbert. 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 Claudette
10K
Alive today
Named Colbert
25K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 10K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1936
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (46.4%)
Estimated bearers: 25K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,609
Per 100K: 7.27
Top ancestry: Black (44.7%)
First name trend
Claudette: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Claudette. The peak year was 1936 with 709 births. The average person named Claudette today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Claudette
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Claudette, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 46.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Claudette 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 Claudette at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White46.4% · 8,098
- Black or African American42.9% · 7,494
- Hispanic or Latino5.3% · 926
- Two or more races2.7% · 463
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 335
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 155
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Colbert surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Colbert, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 44.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Colbert 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 Colbert at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American44.7% · 9,703
- White42.9% · 9,313
- Two or more races6.6% · 1,433
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 776
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 371
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 124
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Claudette has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0031% of the US population, based on 10,463 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 Claudette right now.
The surname Colbert appears at a rate of 7.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0073%.
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 Claudette Colbert. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Claudette Colbert: questions and answers
How many people are named Claudette Colbert?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Claudette Colbert. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0031%) with the surname frequency (7.27 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Claudette Colbert?
We classify Claudette Colbert as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Claudette a male or female name?
Claudette is predominantly female. Out of 18,787 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Claudette 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.
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