Jonathan Silverman
There are approximately 38 people named Jonathan Silverman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,019,851 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jonathan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Silverman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
38
1 in 9,019,851
Named Jonathan
825K
Alive today
Named Silverman
16K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 825K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1988
Average age: 35
Top Census group: White (59.7%)
Estimated bearers: 16K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,582
Per 100K: 4.58
Top ancestry: White (92.2%)
First name trend
Jonathan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jonathan. The peak year was 1988 with 24,512 births. The average person named Jonathan today is 35 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jonathan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jonathan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 59.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jonathan 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 Jonathan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White59.7% · 428,458
- Hispanic or Latino24.1% · 173,050
- Black or African American7.9% · 56,522
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.3% · 30,829
- Two or more races3.4% · 24,666
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 3,691
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Silverman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Silverman, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Silverman 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 Silverman at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.2% · 12,619
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 459
- Two or more races2.2% · 306
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 163
- Black or African American1.0% · 131
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 7
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jonathan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2406% of the US population, based on 824,779 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 Jonathan right now.
The surname Silverman appears at a rate of 4.58 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0046%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 38 people with the full name Jonathan Silverman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Jonathan
FAQ
Jonathan Silverman: questions and answers
How many people are named Jonathan Silverman?
We estimate approximately 38 people in the United States share the full name Jonathan Silverman. That works out to about 1 in 9,019,851 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2406%) with the surname frequency (4.58 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jonathan Silverman?
We classify Jonathan Silverman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,019,851 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jonathan a male or female name?
Jonathan is predominantly male. Out of 870,561 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Jonathan 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 Jonathan Silverman?
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