Jerry Seinfeld
There are approximately 1 people named Jerry Seinfeld 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 Jerry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Seinfeld. 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 Jerry
400K
Alive today
Named Seinfeld
149
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 400K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (77.0%)
Estimated bearers: 149
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #134,631
Per 100K: 0.04
Top ancestry: White (93.1%)
First name trend
Jerry: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jerry. The peak year was 1947 with 19,260 births. The average person named Jerry today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jerry
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jerry, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jerry 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 Jerry at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.0% · 284,581
- Black or African American11.3% · 41,890
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 20,609
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 9,741
- Two or more races2.5% · 9,400
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3,393
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Seinfeld surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Seinfeld, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Seinfeld 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 Seinfeld at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White93.1% · 121
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 4
- Two or more races1.5% · 2
- Black or African American0.8% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jerry has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1168% of the US population, based on 400,270 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 Jerry right now.
The surname Seinfeld 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 Jerry Seinfeld. 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
Jerry Seinfeld: questions and answers
How many people are named Jerry Seinfeld?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Jerry Seinfeld. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1168%) with the surname frequency (0.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jerry Seinfeld?
We classify Jerry Seinfeld as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jerry a male or female name?
Jerry is predominantly male. Out of 632,139 total SSA registrations, 97.3% were male and 2.7% were female. See the full Jerry 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 named Jerry Seinfeld?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Jerry Seinfeld at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.