Rafael Leandro
There are approximately 1 people named Rafael Leandro 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 Rafael with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Leandro. 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 Rafael
80K
Alive today
Named Leandro
1.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 80K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2006
Average age: 32
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (90.6%)
Estimated bearers: 1.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #20,396
Per 100K: 0.44
Top ancestry: Hispanic (55.1%)
First name trend
Rafael: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rafael. The peak year was 2006 with 1,710 births. The average person named Rafael today is 32 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rafael
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Rafael, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 90.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rafael 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 Rafael at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino90.6% · 134,994
- White5.5% · 8,186
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 2,733
- Black or African American1.5% · 2,195
- Two or more races0.4% · 625
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 204
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Leandro surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Leandro, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 55.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Leandro 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 Leandro at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino55.1% · 725
- White36.9% · 486
- Two or more races3.6% · 48
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 39
- Black or African American1.2% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 2
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rafael has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0233% of the US population, based on 79,894 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 Rafael right now.
The surname Leandro appears at a rate of 0.44 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0004%.
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 Rafael Leandro. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Rafael
FAQ
Rafael Leandro: questions and answers
How many people are named Rafael Leandro?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Rafael Leandro. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0233%) with the surname frequency (0.44 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rafael Leandro?
We classify Rafael Leandro as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rafael a male or female name?
Rafael is predominantly male. Out of 88,294 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Rafael 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 Rafael Leandro?
Find out how common the name Rafael Leandro is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.