Miriam Motta
There are approximately 1 people named Miriam Motta 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 Miriam with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Motta. 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 Miriam
69K
Alive today
Named Motta
4.4K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 69K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1924
Average age: 38
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (49.6%)
Estimated bearers: 4.4K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #8,247
Per 100K: 1.29
Top ancestry: White (62.9%)
First name trend
Miriam: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Miriam. The peak year was 1924 with 1,834 births. The average person named Miriam today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Miriam
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Miriam, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 49.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Miriam 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 Miriam at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino49.6% · 53,398
- White41.5% · 44,714
- Black or African American5.1% · 5,447
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 2,418
- Two or more races1.4% · 1,539
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 205
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Motta surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Motta, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Motta 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 Motta at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.9% · 2,421
- Hispanic or Latino31.1% · 1,196
- Two or more races2.3% · 89
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 74
- Black or African American1.6% · 62
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 7
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Miriam has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0202% of the US population, based on 69,253 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 Miriam right now.
The surname Motta appears at a rate of 1.29 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0013%.
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 Miriam Motta. 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
Miriam Motta: questions and answers
How many people are named Miriam Motta?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Miriam Motta. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0202%) with the surname frequency (1.29 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Miriam Motta?
We classify Miriam Motta as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Miriam a male or female name?
Miriam is predominantly female. Out of 116,900 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Miriam 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 named Miriam Motta?
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