Henry Bean
There are approximately 50 people named Henry Bean living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Henry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bean. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
50
1 in 6,855,087
Named Henry
395K
Alive today
Named Bean
44K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 395K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 39
Estimated bearers: 44K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #926
Per 100K: 12.74
Top ancestry: White (80.8%)
First name trend
Henry: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Henry. The peak year was 2024 with 11,561 births. The average person named Henry today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bean surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bean, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.8%.
- White80.8%
- Black or African American13.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Henry has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1153% of the US population, based on 395,153 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Bean appears at a rate of 12.74 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0127%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 50 people with the full name Henry Bean. 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 Henry
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Other people with the surname Bean
FAQ
Henry Bean: questions and answers
How many people are named Henry Bean?
We estimate approximately 50 people in the United States share the full name Henry Bean. That works out to about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1153%) with the surname frequency (12.74 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Henry Bean?
We classify Henry Bean as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,855,087 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Henry a male or female name?
Henry is predominantly male. Out of 761,424 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Henry 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.