Lauren Graham
There are approximately 296 people named Lauren Graham living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,157,954 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lauren with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Graham. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
296
1 in 1,157,954
Named Lauren
456K
Alive today
Named Graham
223K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 456K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 33
Top Census group: White (81.0%)
Estimated bearers: 223K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #123
Per 100K: 64.96
Top ancestry: White (67.2%)
First name trend
Lauren: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lauren. The peak year was 1989 with 21,199 births. The average person named Lauren today is 33 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lauren
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lauren, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lauren 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 Lauren at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.0% · 364,036
- Hispanic or Latino7.1% · 31,738
- Black or African American5.6% · 24,971
- Two or more races3.7% · 16,662
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 10,413
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1,549
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Graham surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Graham, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Graham 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 Graham at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.2% · 130,492
- Black or African American23.6% · 45,755
- Two or more races4.3% · 8,380
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 6,963
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,322
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,247
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lauren has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1329% of the US population, based on 455,613 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 Lauren right now.
The surname Graham appears at a rate of 64.96 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0650%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 296 people with the full name Lauren Graham. 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
Lauren Graham: questions and answers
How many people are named Lauren Graham?
We estimate approximately 296 people in the United States share the full name Lauren Graham. That works out to about 1 in 1,157,954 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1329%) with the surname frequency (64.96 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lauren Graham?
We classify Lauren Graham as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,157,954 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lauren a male or female name?
Lauren is predominantly female. Out of 480,615 total SSA registrations, 1.2% were male and 98.8% were female. See the full Lauren 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 share the full name Lauren Graham?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.