Erykah Badu
There are approximately 1 people named Erykah Badu 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 Erykah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Badu. 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 Erykah
1.5K
Alive today
Named Badu
343
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.5K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1997
Average age: 22
Estimated bearers: 343
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #66,754
Per 100K: 0.10
Top ancestry: Black (86.2%)
First name trend
Erykah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Erykah. The peak year was 1997 with 279 births. The average person named Erykah today is 22 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Badu surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Badu, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 86.2%.
- Black or African American86.2%
- White7.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.4%
- Unknown or suppressed1.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Erykah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0004% of the US population, based on 1,519 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Badu appears at a rate of 0.10 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 Erykah Badu. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Erykah Badu: questions and answers
How many people are named Erykah Badu?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Erykah Badu. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0004%) with the surname frequency (0.10 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Erykah Badu?
We classify Erykah Badu as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Erykah a male or female name?
Erykah is predominantly female. Out of 1,548 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Erykah 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.