Freda Payne
There are approximately 5 people named Freda Payne living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Freda with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Payne. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Freda
11K
Alive today
Named Payne
157K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 11K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 68
Top Census group: White (70.7%)
Estimated bearers: 157K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #205
Per 100K: 45.91
Top ancestry: White (69.0%)
First name trend
Freda: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Freda. The peak year was 1918 with 1,025 births. The average person named Freda today is 68 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Freda
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Freda, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 70.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Freda 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 Freda at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.7% · 10,686
- Black or African American20.8% · 3,142
- Hispanic or Latino2.6% · 396
- Two or more races2.5% · 380
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 291
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 221
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Payne surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Payne, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Payne 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 Payne at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.0% · 94,688
- Black or African American21.7% · 29,830
- Two or more races4.7% · 6,488
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4,682
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 796
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 733
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Freda has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0033% of the US population, based on 11,183 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 Freda right now.
The surname Payne appears at a rate of 45.91 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0459%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Freda Payne. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Freda Payne: questions and answers
How many people are named Freda Payne?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Freda Payne. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0033%) with the surname frequency (45.91 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Freda Payne?
We classify Freda Payne as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Freda a male or female name?
Freda is predominantly female. Out of 42,533 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Freda 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 people are called Freda Payne?
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