Phil Hellmuth
There are approximately 1 people named Phil Hellmuth 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 Phil with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hellmuth. 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 Phil
11K
Alive today
Named Hellmuth
595
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 11K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 66
Top Census group: White (78.9%)
Estimated bearers: 595
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #44,544
Per 100K: 0.17
Top ancestry: White (93.4%)
First name trend
Phil: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Phil. The peak year was 1959 with 677 births. The average person named Phil today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Phil
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Phil, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 78.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Phil 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 Phil at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.9% · 20,981
- Black or African American6.7% · 1,784
- Hispanic or Latino6.2% · 1,637
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.3% · 1,399
- Two or more races2.1% · 546
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 244
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hellmuth surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hellmuth, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hellmuth 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 Hellmuth at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White93.4% · 485
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 19
- Two or more races2.7% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Phil has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0033% of the US population, based on 11,374 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 Phil right now.
The surname Hellmuth appears at a rate of 0.17 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0002%.
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 Phil Hellmuth. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Phil
FAQ
Phil Hellmuth: questions and answers
How many people are named Phil Hellmuth?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Phil Hellmuth. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0033%) with the surname frequency (0.17 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Phil Hellmuth?
We classify Phil Hellmuth as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Phil a male or female name?
Phil is predominantly male. Out of 20,098 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Phil 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 Phil Hellmuth?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Phil Hellmuth at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.