Faith Evans
There are approximately 159 people named Faith Evans living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,155,688 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Faith with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Evans. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
159
1 in 2,155,688
Named Faith
132K
Alive today
Named Evans
413K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 132K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2003
Average age: 27
Estimated bearers: 413K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #53
Per 100K: 120.55
Top ancestry: White (68.4%)
First name trend
Faith: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Faith. The peak year was 2003 with 5,612 births. The average person named Faith today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Evans surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Evans, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.4%.
- White68.4%
- Black or African American25.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Faith has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0385% of the US population, based on 132,051 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Evans appears at a rate of 120.55 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1205%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 159 people with the full name Faith Evans. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Faith
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FAQ
Faith Evans: questions and answers
How many people are named Faith Evans?
We estimate approximately 159 people in the United States share the full name Faith Evans. That works out to about 1 in 2,155,688 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0385%) with the surname frequency (120.55 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Faith Evans?
We classify Faith Evans as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,155,688 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Faith a male or female name?
Faith is predominantly female. Out of 146,868 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Faith 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.