Rachel Wiggins
There are approximately 79 people named Rachel Wiggins living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,338,663 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rachel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wiggins. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
79
1 in 4,338,663
Named Rachel
491K
Alive today
Named Wiggins
55K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 491K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1985
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (78.1%)
Estimated bearers: 55K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #688
Per 100K: 16.18
Top ancestry: White (52.0%)
First name trend
Rachel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rachel. The peak year was 1985 with 16,438 births. The average person named Rachel today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rachel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Rachel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 78.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rachel 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 Rachel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.1% · 385,771
- Hispanic or Latino9.3% · 45,907
- Black or African American4.7% · 23,038
- Two or more races3.8% · 18,570
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 17,628
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2,806
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wiggins surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wiggins, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 52.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Wiggins 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 Wiggins at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White52.0% · 25,126
- Black or African American39.1% · 18,898
- Two or more races4.7% · 2,266
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 1,605
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 266
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 197
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rachel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1433% of the US population, based on 491,323 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 Rachel right now.
The surname Wiggins appears at a rate of 16.18 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0162%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 79 people with the full name Rachel Wiggins. 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
Rachel Wiggins: questions and answers
How many people are named Rachel Wiggins?
We estimate approximately 79 people in the United States share the full name Rachel Wiggins. That works out to about 1 in 4,338,663 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1433%) with the surname frequency (16.18 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rachel Wiggins?
We classify Rachel Wiggins as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,338,663 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rachel a male or female name?
Rachel is predominantly female. Out of 574,486 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Rachel 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 called Rachel Wiggins?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.