Cuba Gooding
There are approximately 1 people named Cuba Gooding 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 Cuba with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gooding. 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 Cuba
91
Alive today
Named Gooding
7.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 91
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1898
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (44.4%)
Estimated bearers: 7.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,176
Per 100K: 2.18
Top ancestry: White (68.1%)
First name trend
Cuba: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cuba. The peak year was 1898 with 29 births. The average person named Cuba today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cuba
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Cuba, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 44.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cuba 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 Cuba at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White44.4% · 128
- Black or African American27.1% · 78
- Hispanic or Latino24.7% · 71
- Two or more races2.4% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gooding surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gooding, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gooding 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 Gooding at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.1% · 4,441
- Black or African American22.0% · 1,436
- Two or more races4.8% · 310
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 249
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 50
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 39
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Cuba has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 91 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 Cuba right now.
The surname Gooding appears at a rate of 2.18 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0022%.
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 Cuba Gooding. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Cuba Gooding: questions and answers
How many people are named Cuba Gooding?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Cuba Gooding. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (2.18 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Cuba Gooding?
We classify Cuba Gooding as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Cuba a male or female name?
Cuba is predominantly female. Out of 616 total SSA registrations, 7.6% were male and 92.4% were female. See the full Cuba 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 named Cuba Gooding?
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