Elie Wiesel
There are approximately 1 people named Elie Wiesel 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 Elie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wiesel. 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 Elie
2.3K
Alive today
Named Wiesel
419
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2.3K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2009
Average age: 29
Top Census group: White (58.9%)
Estimated bearers: 419
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #59,756
Per 100K: 0.12
Top ancestry: White (94.2%)
First name trend
Elie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elie. The peak year was 2009 with 75 births. The average person named Elie today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Elie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 58.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elie 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 Elie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White58.9% · 2,368
- Black or African American24.9% · 1,000
- Hispanic or Latino10.5% · 422
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 111
- Two or more races2.5% · 100
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 17
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wiesel surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wiesel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Wiesel 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 Wiesel at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White94.2% · 344
- Two or more races2.5% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 4
- Black or African American0.8% · 3
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Elie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0007% of the US population, based on 2,323 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 Elie right now.
The surname Wiesel appears at a rate of 0.12 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 Elie Wiesel. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Elie Wiesel: questions and answers
How many people are named Elie Wiesel?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Elie Wiesel. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0007%) with the surname frequency (0.12 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Elie Wiesel?
We classify Elie Wiesel as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Elie a male or female name?
Elie is predominantly unisex. Out of 3,362 total SSA registrations, 88.7% were male and 11.3% were female. See the full Elie 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.
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