Dax Shepard
There are approximately 1 people named Dax Shepard 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 Dax with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Shepard. 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 Dax
11K
Alive today
Named Shepard
42K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 11K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2019
Average age: 16
Top Census group: White (76.9%)
Estimated bearers: 42K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #928
Per 100K: 12.30
Top ancestry: White (74.4%)
First name trend
Dax: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dax. The peak year was 2019 with 749 births. The average person named Dax today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dax
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Dax, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 76.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dax 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 Dax at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.9% · 6,477
- Hispanic or Latino10.5% · 884
- Two or more races6.3% · 531
- Black or African American3.2% · 268
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 176
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 91
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Shepard surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Shepard, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Shepard 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 Shepard at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.4% · 27,371
- Black or African American16.0% · 5,886
- Two or more races4.3% · 1,573
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 1,316
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 353
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 271
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Dax has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0033% of the US population, based on 11,350 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 Dax right now.
The surname Shepard appears at a rate of 12.30 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0123%.
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 Dax Shepard. 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
Dax Shepard: questions and answers
How many people are named Dax Shepard?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Dax Shepard. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0033%) with the surname frequency (12.30 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Dax Shepard?
We classify Dax Shepard as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Dax a male or female name?
Dax is predominantly male. Out of 11,540 total SSA registrations, 99.9% were male and 0.1% were female. See the full Dax 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 have the full name Dax Shepard?
Want to know how many people are called Dax Shepard? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.