Tallulah Bankhead
There are approximately 1 people named Tallulah Bankhead 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 Tallulah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bankhead. 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 Tallulah
3.7K
Alive today
Named Bankhead
4.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 3.7K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2023
Average age: 11
Top Census group: White (74.2%)
Estimated bearers: 4.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #8,860
Per 100K: 1.19
Top ancestry: Black (53.2%)
First name trend
Tallulah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tallulah. The peak year was 2023 with 342 births. The average person named Tallulah today is 11 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tallulah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tallulah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tallulah 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 Tallulah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.2% · 1,700
- Hispanic or Latino10.3% · 236
- Two or more races9.5% · 218
- Black or African American3.2% · 74
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 37
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 26
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bankhead surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bankhead, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 53.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bankhead 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 Bankhead at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American53.2% · 1,889
- White37.9% · 1,345
- Two or more races5.0% · 178
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 108
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 5
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tallulah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0011% of the US population, based on 3,680 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 Tallulah right now.
The surname Bankhead appears at a rate of 1.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0012%.
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 Tallulah Bankhead. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Tallulah Bankhead: questions and answers
How many people are named Tallulah Bankhead?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Tallulah Bankhead. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0011%) with the surname frequency (1.19 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tallulah Bankhead?
We classify Tallulah Bankhead as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tallulah a male or female name?
Tallulah is predominantly female. Out of 3,819 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Tallulah 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.
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