How Many People Are Named Ponciano?
An estimated 167 people in the United States have the first name Ponciano. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Ponciano peaked in popularity in 1925 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ponciano as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ponciano paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
167
About 1 in 2,052,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1925
9 births
Total Registered
264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ponciano
Ponciano is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 264 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ponciano as a male name
Ranked #8,005 in 2000
8 male births in 2000
Peak: 1925 (9 births)
Ponciano: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ponciano span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 55 babies were registered. Ponciano has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ponciano by Decade
How has Ponciano tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ponciano by State
Ponciano + Last Name Combinations
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Ponciano: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ponciano?
We estimate approximately 167 people named Ponciano are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,052,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Ponciano a common name?
Ponciano is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ponciano most popular?
Ponciano reached peak popularity in 1925, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ponciano is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ponciano a male name?
Ponciano is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ponciano Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ponciano Smith, Ponciano Johnson, Ponciano Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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