Danielle Folta
There are approximately 1 people named Danielle Folta 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 Danielle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Folta. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Danielle
352K
Alive today
Named Folta
514
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 352K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1987
Average age: 38
Estimated bearers: 514
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #48,717
Per 100K: 0.15
Top ancestry: White (95.2%)
First name trend
Danielle: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Danielle. The peak year was 1987 with 17,085 births. The average person named Danielle today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Folta surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Folta, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.2%.
- White95.2%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Hispanic or Latino1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1%
- Unknown or suppressed0.9%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Danielle has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1027% of the US population, based on 352,112 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Folta appears at a rate of 0.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
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 Danielle Folta. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Danielle Folta: questions and answers
How many people are named Danielle Folta?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Danielle Folta. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1027%) with the surname frequency (0.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Danielle Folta?
We classify Danielle Folta as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Danielle a male or female name?
Danielle is predominantly female. Out of 373,134 total SSA registrations, 0.5% were male and 99.5% were female. See the full Danielle 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.