Willy Taveras
There are approximately 1 people named Willy Taveras 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 Willy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Taveras. 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 Willy
3.1K
Alive today
Named Taveras
13K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 3.1K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 41
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (36.6%)
Estimated bearers: 13K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #3,206
Per 100K: 3.67
Top ancestry: Hispanic (95.7%)
First name trend
Willy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Willy. The peak year was 1993 with 69 births. The average person named Willy today is 41 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Willy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Willy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 36.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Willy 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 Willy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino36.6% · 2,962
- Black or African American28.3% · 2,290
- White22.1% · 1,788
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.0% · 807
- Two or more races2.1% · 173
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 65
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Taveras surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Taveras, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 95.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Taveras 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 Taveras at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino95.7% · 10,505
- White3.1% · 344
- Black or African American0.7% · 76
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 31
- Two or more races0.1% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 9
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Willy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0009% of the US population, based on 3,076 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 Willy right now.
The surname Taveras appears at a rate of 3.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0037%.
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 Willy Taveras. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Willy Taveras: questions and answers
How many people are named Willy Taveras?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Willy Taveras. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0009%) with the surname frequency (3.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Willy Taveras?
We classify Willy Taveras as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Willy a male or female name?
Willy is predominantly male. Out of 4,026 total SSA registrations, 97.1% were male and 2.9% were female. See the full Willy 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 Americans are named Willy Taveras?
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