Jason Schmidt
There are approximately 473 people named Jason Schmidt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 724,639 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jason with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Schmidt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
473
1 in 724,639
Named Jason
993K
Alive today
Named Schmidt
163K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 993K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1977
Average age: 42
Top Census group: White (75.6%)
Estimated bearers: 163K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #193
Per 100K: 47.60
Top ancestry: White (92.3%)
First name trend
Jason: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jason. The peak year was 1977 with 55,949 births. The average person named Jason today is 42 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jason
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jason, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 75.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jason 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 Jason at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.6% · 679,214
- Hispanic or Latino9.7% · 86,729
- Black or African American6.2% · 55,876
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.2% · 37,804
- Two or more races3.6% · 32,792
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 6,231
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Schmidt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Schmidt, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Schmidt 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 Schmidt at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.3% · 131,284
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 4,721
- Two or more races2.7% · 3,905
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,193
- Black or African American0.5% · 680
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 507
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jason has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2897% of the US population, based on 993,104 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 Jason right now.
The surname Schmidt appears at a rate of 47.60 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0476%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 473 people with the full name Jason Schmidt. 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
Jason Schmidt: questions and answers
How many people are named Jason Schmidt?
We estimate approximately 473 people in the United States share the full name Jason Schmidt. That works out to about 1 in 724,639 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2897%) with the surname frequency (47.60 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jason Schmidt?
We classify Jason Schmidt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 724,639 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jason a male or female name?
Jason is predominantly male. Out of 1,054,860 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Jason 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 Jason Schmidt?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.