Eileen Essel
There are approximately 1 people named Eileen Essel 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 Eileen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Essel. 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 Eileen
93K
Alive today
Named Essel
274
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 93K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 61
Estimated bearers: 274
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #79,846
Per 100K: 0.08
Top ancestry: Black (48.7%)
First name trend
Eileen: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Eileen. The peak year was 1947 with 4,267 births. The average person named Eileen today is 61 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Essel surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Essel, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 48.7%.
- Black or African American48.7%
- White47.9%
- Unknown or suppressed3.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Eileen has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0270% of the US population, based on 92,591 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Essel appears at a rate of 0.08 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 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 Eileen Essel. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Eileen Essel: questions and answers
How many people are named Eileen Essel?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Eileen Essel. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0270%) with the surname frequency (0.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Eileen Essel?
We classify Eileen Essel as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Eileen a male or female name?
Eileen is predominantly female. Out of 189,576 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Eileen 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.