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Richard Eyre

There are approximately 13 people named Richard Eyre living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Richard with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Eyre. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Expected bearers

13

1 in 26,365,718

Named Richard

1.6M

Alive today

Named Eyre

2.7K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Richard

Estimated living: 1.6M

Rarity: Very Common

Gender: Male

Peak year: 1946

Average age: 62

The surname Eyre

Estimated bearers: 2.7K

Rarity: Rare

Census rank: #12,941

Per 100K: 0.80

Top ancestry: White (92.7%)

First name trend

Richard: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Richard. The peak year was 1946 with 58,991 births. The average person named Richard today is 62 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
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Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Eyre surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Eyre, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.7%.

  • White92.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.8%
  • Two or more races1.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native1.3%
  • Black or African American0.8%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Richard has a living-bearer frequency of 0.4576% of the US population, based on 1,568,549 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

The surname Eyre appears at a rate of 0.80 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0008%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 13 people with the full name Richard Eyre. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Richard Eyre: questions and answers

How many people are named Richard Eyre?

We estimate approximately 13 people in the United States share the full name Richard Eyre. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.4576%) with the surname frequency (0.80 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Richard Eyre?

We classify Richard Eyre as "Very Rare". About 1 in 26,365,718 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Richard a male or female name?

Richard is predominantly male. Out of 2,585,535 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Richard 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.

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