Gwendolyn Cataquet
There are approximately 1 people named Gwendolyn Cataquet 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 Gwendolyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cataquet. 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 Gwendolyn
77K
Alive today
Named Cataquet
144
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 77K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1953
Average age: 55
Top Census group: Black or African American (46.9%)
Estimated bearers: 144
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #137,553
Per 100K: 0.04
Top ancestry: Hispanic (90.5%)
First name trend
Gwendolyn: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Gwendolyn. The peak year was 1953 with 3,530 births. The average person named Gwendolyn today is 55 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gwendolyn
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Gwendolyn, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 46.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gwendolyn 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 Gwendolyn at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American46.9% · 34,951
- White45.2% · 33,746
- Two or more races3.3% · 2,432
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 2,025
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 861
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 562
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cataquet surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cataquet, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 90.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cataquet 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 Cataquet at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino90.5% · 114
- White5.6% · 7
- Black or African American3.2% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Gwendolyn has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0226% of the US population, based on 77,367 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 Gwendolyn right now.
The surname Cataquet appears at a rate of 0.04 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0000%.
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 Gwendolyn Cataquet. 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
Gwendolyn Cataquet: questions and answers
How many people are named Gwendolyn Cataquet?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Gwendolyn Cataquet. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0226%) with the surname frequency (0.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Gwendolyn Cataquet?
We classify Gwendolyn Cataquet as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Gwendolyn a male or female name?
Gwendolyn is predominantly female. Out of 123,866 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Gwendolyn 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 Gwendolyn Cataquet?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.