Emanuel Cleaver
There are approximately 1 people named Emanuel Cleaver 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 Emanuel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cleaver. 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 Emanuel
43K
Alive today
Named Cleaver
5.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 43K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 29
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (56.8%)
Estimated bearers: 5.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #7,283
Per 100K: 1.48
Top ancestry: White (80.8%)
First name trend
Emanuel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Emanuel. The peak year was 2007 with 1,386 births. The average person named Emanuel today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emanuel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Emanuel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 56.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emanuel 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 Emanuel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino56.8% · 22,102
- Black or African American21.8% · 8,483
- White18.1% · 7,066
- Two or more races1.8% · 685
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 435
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 164
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cleaver surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cleaver, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cleaver 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 Cleaver at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.8% · 3,566
- Black or African American9.8% · 433
- Two or more races3.9% · 174
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 154
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 48
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 38
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Emanuel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0125% of the US population, based on 43,005 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 Emanuel right now.
The surname Cleaver appears at a rate of 1.48 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0015%.
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 Emanuel Cleaver. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Emanuel Cleaver: questions and answers
How many people are named Emanuel Cleaver?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Emanuel Cleaver. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0125%) with the surname frequency (1.48 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Emanuel Cleaver?
We classify Emanuel Cleaver as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Emanuel a male or female name?
Emanuel is predominantly male. Out of 54,321 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Emanuel 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 Americans are named Emanuel Cleaver?
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