Michaela Calhoun
There are approximately 7 people named Michaela Calhoun living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Michaela with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Calhoun. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Michaela
51K
Alive today
Named Calhoun
47K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 51K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1997
Average age: 27
Top Census group: White (71.7%)
Estimated bearers: 47K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #814
Per 100K: 13.83
Top ancestry: White (59.4%)
First name trend
Michaela: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Michaela. The peak year was 1997 with 3,405 births. The average person named Michaela today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Michaela
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Michaela, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Michaela 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 Michaela at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.7% · 34,770
- Black or African American10.2% · 4,938
- Hispanic or Latino8.8% · 4,257
- Two or more races6.2% · 3,009
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 1,106
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 410
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Calhoun surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Calhoun, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Calhoun 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 Calhoun at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White59.4% · 24,559
- Black or African American32.0% · 13,228
- Two or more races4.6% · 1,900
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 1,222
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 239
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 199
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Michaela has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0150% of the US population, based on 51,450 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 Michaela right now.
The surname Calhoun appears at a rate of 13.83 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0138%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Michaela Calhoun. 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
Michaela Calhoun: questions and answers
How many people are named Michaela Calhoun?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Michaela Calhoun. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0150%) with the surname frequency (13.83 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Michaela Calhoun?
We classify Michaela Calhoun as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Michaela a male or female name?
Michaela is predominantly female. Out of 53,372 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Michaela 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.
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