Lila Dempsey
There are approximately 4 people named Lila Dempsey living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lila with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dempsey. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Lila
43K
Alive today
Named Dempsey
30K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 43K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2010
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (74.9%)
Estimated bearers: 30K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,330
Per 100K: 8.67
Top ancestry: White (85.7%)
First name trend
Lila: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lila. The peak year was 2010 with 1,969 births. The average person named Lila today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lila
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lila, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lila 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 Lila at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.9% · 32,350
- Hispanic or Latino11.0% · 4,744
- Two or more races5.1% · 2,206
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.4% · 1,899
- Black or African American3.8% · 1,645
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 355
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dempsey surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dempsey, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 85.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Dempsey 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 Dempsey at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.7% · 22,206
- Black or African American5.5% · 1,421
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 949
- Two or more races3.6% · 945
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 191
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 188
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lila has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0127% of the US population, based on 43,369 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 Lila right now.
The surname Dempsey appears at a rate of 8.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0087%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Lila Dempsey. 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
Lila Dempsey: questions and answers
How many people are named Lila Dempsey?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Lila Dempsey. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0127%) with the surname frequency (8.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lila Dempsey?
We classify Lila Dempsey as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lila a male or female name?
Lila is predominantly female. Out of 74,864 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Lila 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 called Lila Dempsey?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.