How Many People Are Named Race?
An estimated 1,361 people in the United States have the first name Race. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Race peaked in popularity in 2002 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Race 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 Race paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,361
About 1 in 251,840 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2002
65 births
Total Registered
1,399
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Race
Race is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,399 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Race as a male name
Ranked #11,956 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (65 births)
Race: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Race span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 532 babies were registered. Race has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Race by Decade
How has Race 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.
Race by State
Birth registrations for Race span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Utah, Idaho, Florida. On average, about 19 Races were registered per state.
Race + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Race as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Race
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Race: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Race?
We estimate approximately 1,361 people named Race 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 251,840 Americans share this first name.
Is Race a common name?
Race is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,399 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Race most popular?
Race reached peak popularity in 2002, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Race is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Race a male name?
Race is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Race Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Race Smith, Race Johnson, Race 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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