Margene Colley
There are approximately 1 people named Margene Colley 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 Margene with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Colley. 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 Margene
587
Alive today
Named Colley
9.6K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 587
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1951
Average age: 76
Top Census group: White (88.4%)
Estimated bearers: 9.6K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #4,106
Per 100K: 2.81
Top ancestry: White (78.1%)
First name trend
Margene: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Margene. The peak year was 1951 with 66 births. The average person named Margene today is 76 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Margene
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Margene, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 88.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Margene 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 Margene at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.4% · 900
- Black or African American6.3% · 64
- Two or more races2.1% · 21
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 9
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Colley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Colley, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Colley 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 Colley at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.1% · 6,555
- Black or African American12.6% · 1,056
- Two or more races4.8% · 400
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 287
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 36
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Margene has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0002% of the US population, based on 587 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 Margene right now.
The surname Colley appears at a rate of 2.81 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0028%.
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 Margene Colley. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Margene Colley: questions and answers
How many people are named Margene Colley?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Margene Colley. 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 (2.81 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Margene Colley?
We classify Margene Colley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Margene a male or female name?
Margene is predominantly female. Out of 1,692 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Margene 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 Margene Colley?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.