Deborah Raffin
There are approximately 1 people named Deborah Raffin 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 Deborah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Raffin. 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 Deborah
545K
Alive today
Named Raffin
344
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 545K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1954
Average age: 66
Top Census group: White (83.5%)
Estimated bearers: 344
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #70,358
Per 100K: 0.10
Top ancestry: White (86.0%)
First name trend
Deborah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Deborah. The peak year was 1954 with 54,755 births. The average person named Deborah today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deborah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Deborah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Deborah 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 Deborah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.5% · 519,324
- Black or African American9.7% · 60,417
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 20,441
- Two or more races2.3% · 14,437
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 4,755
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2,838
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Raffin surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Raffin, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 86.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Raffin 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 Raffin at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.0% · 258
- Two or more races7.3% · 22
- Black or African American2.3% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Deborah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1590% of the US population, based on 544,971 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 Deborah right now.
The surname Raffin appears at a rate of 0.10 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
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 Deborah Raffin. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Deborah
FAQ
Deborah Raffin: questions and answers
How many people are named Deborah Raffin?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Deborah Raffin. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1590%) with the surname frequency (0.10 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Deborah Raffin?
We classify Deborah Raffin as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Deborah a male or female name?
Deborah is predominantly female. Out of 744,162 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Deborah 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 called Deborah Raffin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.