Douglas Dienhart
There are approximately 1 people named Douglas Dienhart 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 Douglas with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dienhart. 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 Douglas
414K
Alive today
Named Dienhart
284
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 414K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 60
Top Census group: White (88.2%)
Estimated bearers: 284
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #82,069
Per 100K: 0.08
Top ancestry: White (89.9%)
First name trend
Douglas: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Douglas. The peak year was 1957 with 16,766 births. The average person named Douglas today is 60 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Douglas
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Douglas, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 88.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Douglas 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 Douglas at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.2% · 337,876
- Black or African American4.7% · 18,108
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 13,395
- Two or more races2.1% · 8,035
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 3,764
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1,985
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dienhart surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dienhart, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Dienhart 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 Dienhart at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.9% · 223
- Hispanic or Latino7.3% · 18
- Two or more races1.6% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 2
- Black or African American0.4% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Douglas has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1208% of the US population, based on 414,023 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 Douglas right now.
The surname Dienhart appears at a rate of 0.08 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 Douglas Dienhart. 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
Douglas Dienhart: questions and answers
How many people are named Douglas Dienhart?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Douglas Dienhart. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1208%) with the surname frequency (0.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Douglas Dienhart?
We classify Douglas Dienhart as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Douglas a male or female name?
Douglas is predominantly male. Out of 561,781 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Douglas 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 common is the name Douglas Dienhart?
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