Lionel Foulkes
There are approximately 1 people named Lionel Foulkes 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 Lionel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Foulkes. 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 Lionel
23K
Alive today
Named Foulkes
949
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2023
Average age: 42
Top Census group: Black or African American (38.2%)
Estimated bearers: 949
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #30,247
Per 100K: 0.28
Top ancestry: White (69.0%)
First name trend
Lionel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lionel. The peak year was 2023 with 607 births. The average person named Lionel today is 42 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lionel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lionel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 38.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lionel 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 Lionel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American38.2% · 7,640
- Hispanic or Latino30.0% · 6,005
- White23.9% · 4,780
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 658
- Two or more races2.8% · 559
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 366
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Foulkes surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Foulkes, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Foulkes 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 Foulkes at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.0% · 571
- Black or African American19.6% · 162
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 41
- Two or more races3.3% · 27
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 11
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lionel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0066% of the US population, based on 22,634 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 Lionel right now.
The surname Foulkes appears at a rate of 0.28 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
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 Lionel Foulkes. 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
Lionel Foulkes: questions and answers
How many people are named Lionel Foulkes?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Lionel Foulkes. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0066%) with the surname frequency (0.28 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lionel Foulkes?
We classify Lionel Foulkes as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lionel a male or female name?
Lionel is predominantly male. Out of 33,410 total SSA registrations, 99.9% were male and 0.1% were female. See the full Lionel 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 common is the name Lionel Foulkes?
Find out how common the name Lionel Foulkes is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.