Joss Stone
There are approximately 1 people named Joss Stone 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 Joss with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Stone. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Joss
670
Alive today
Named Stone
178K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 670
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2005
Average age: 15
Estimated bearers: 178K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #178
Per 100K: 51.98
Top ancestry: White (86.0%)
First name trend
Joss: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joss. The peak year was 2005 with 41 births. The average person named Joss today is 15 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Stone surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Stone, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 86.0%.
- White86.0%
- Black or African American8.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Joss has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0002% of the US population, based on 670 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Stone appears at a rate of 51.98 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0520%.
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 Joss Stone. 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
Joss Stone: questions and answers
How many people are named Joss Stone?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Joss Stone. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0002%) with the surname frequency (51.98 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Joss Stone?
We classify Joss Stone as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Joss a male or female name?
Joss is predominantly unisex. Out of 678 total SSA registrations, 63.1% were male and 36.9% were female. See the full Joss 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.