Muriel Cook
There are approximately 8 people named Muriel Cook living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Muriel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cook. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
8
1 in 42,844,292
Named Muriel
8.6K
Alive today
Named Cook
333K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 8.6K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1922
Average age: 69
Top Census group: White (74.1%)
Estimated bearers: 333K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #66
Per 100K: 97.15
Top ancestry: White (78.9%)
First name trend
Muriel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Muriel. The peak year was 1922 with 2,407 births. The average person named Muriel today is 69 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Muriel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Muriel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Muriel 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 Muriel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.1% · 11,463
- Black or African American17.1% · 2,640
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 596
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 338
- Two or more races1.9% · 291
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 142
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cook surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cook, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cook 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 Cook at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.9% · 229,134
- Black or African American12.2% · 35,370
- Two or more races4.2% · 12,156
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 9,163
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2,621
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,942
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Muriel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0025% of the US population, based on 8,597 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 Muriel right now.
The surname Cook appears at a rate of 97.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0972%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 8 people with the full name Muriel Cook. 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
Muriel Cook: questions and answers
How many people are named Muriel Cook?
We estimate approximately 8 people in the United States share the full name Muriel Cook. That works out to about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0025%) with the surname frequency (97.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Muriel Cook?
We classify Muriel Cook as "Very Rare". About 1 in 42,844,292 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Muriel a male or female name?
Muriel is predominantly female. Out of 55,614 total SSA registrations, 1.4% were male and 98.6% were female. See the full Muriel 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 Muriel Cook?
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