Ellery Petroelje
There are approximately 1 people named Ellery Petroelje 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 Ellery with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Petroelje. 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 Ellery
6.0K
Alive today
Named Petroelje
212
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.0K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2014
Average age: 23
Top Census group: White (77.1%)
Estimated bearers: 212
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #103,399
Per 100K: 0.06
Top ancestry: White (96.8%)
First name trend
Ellery: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ellery. The peak year was 2014 with 270 births. The average person named Ellery today is 23 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ellery
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Ellery, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ellery 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 Ellery at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.1% · 3,801
- Black or African American8.2% · 406
- Hispanic or Latino6.1% · 300
- Two or more races4.7% · 234
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 143
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 47
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Petroelje surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Petroelje, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 96.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Petroelje 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 Petroelje at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White96.8% · 179
- Black or African American1.6% · 3
- Two or more races1.1% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ellery has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0017% of the US population, based on 5,975 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 Ellery right now.
The surname Petroelje appears at a rate of 0.06 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 Ellery Petroelje. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Petroelje
FAQ
Ellery Petroelje: questions and answers
How many people are named Ellery Petroelje?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Ellery Petroelje. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0017%) with the surname frequency (0.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ellery Petroelje?
We classify Ellery Petroelje as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ellery a male or female name?
Ellery is predominantly unisex. Out of 6,808 total SSA registrations, 33.1% were male and 66.9% were female. See the full Ellery 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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