Rusty Wallace
There are approximately 10 people named Rusty Wallace living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rusty with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wallace. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
10
1 in 34,275,434
Named Rusty
16K
Alive today
Named Wallace
217K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 16K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1961
Average age: 51
Top Census group: White (88.9%)
Estimated bearers: 217K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #128
Per 100K: 63.34
Top ancestry: White (66.5%)
First name trend
Rusty: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rusty. The peak year was 1961 with 576 births. The average person named Rusty today is 51 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rusty
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Rusty, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 88.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rusty 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 Rusty at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.9% · 11,879
- Two or more races3.5% · 464
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 392
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 234
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 209
- Black or African American1.4% · 189
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wallace surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wallace, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 66.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Wallace 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 Wallace at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.5% · 125,889
- Black or African American24.0% · 45,480
- Two or more races4.5% · 8,514
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 6,892
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,278
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,272
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rusty has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0047% of the US population, based on 16,185 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 Rusty right now.
The surname Wallace appears at a rate of 63.34 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0633%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 10 people with the full name Rusty Wallace. 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
Rusty Wallace: questions and answers
How many people are named Rusty Wallace?
We estimate approximately 10 people in the United States share the full name Rusty Wallace. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0047%) with the surname frequency (63.34 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rusty Wallace?
We classify Rusty Wallace as "Very Rare". About 1 in 34,275,434 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rusty a male or female name?
Rusty is predominantly male. Out of 18,309 total SSA registrations, 96.9% were male and 3.1% were female. See the full Rusty 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 have the full name Rusty Wallace?
Find out how many people are called Rusty Wallace on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.