Patrick Rafter
There are approximately 3 people named Patrick Rafter living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Patrick with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Rafter. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Patrick
571K
Alive today
Named Rafter
2.0K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 571K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1964
Average age: 48
Estimated bearers: 2.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #16,984
Per 100K: 0.57
Top ancestry: White (91.8%)
First name trend
Patrick: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Patrick. The peak year was 1964 with 14,752 births. The average person named Patrick today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Rafter surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Rafter, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.8%.
- White91.8%
- Black or African American3.8%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Unknown or suppressed1.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Patrick has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1666% of the US population, based on 571,090 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Rafter appears at a rate of 0.57 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0006%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Patrick Rafter. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Patrick
FAQ
Patrick Rafter: questions and answers
How many people are named Patrick Rafter?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Patrick Rafter. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1666%) with the surname frequency (0.57 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Patrick Rafter?
We classify Patrick Rafter as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Patrick a male or female name?
Patrick is predominantly male. Out of 687,932 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Patrick 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.