Richard Gere
There are approximately 5 people named Richard Gere living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Richard with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gere. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Richard
1.6M
Alive today
Named Gere
994
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1946
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 994
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #28,215
Per 100K: 0.29
Top ancestry: White (91.3%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gere surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gere, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.3%.
- White91.3%
- Black or African American2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2%
- Two or more races1.1%
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 Gere appears at a rate of 0.29 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Richard Gere. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Richard
FAQ
Richard Gere: questions and answers
How many people are named Richard Gere?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Richard Gere. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.4576%) with the surname frequency (0.29 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Richard Gere?
We classify Richard Gere as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 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.