How Many People Are Named Adrienne Witherspoon?

There are approximately 2 people named Adrienne Witherspoon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Adrienne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Witherspoon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Adrienne

Last Name

Witherspoon

Adrienne: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Adrienne. The peak year was 1983 with 2,090 births. The average person named Adrienne today is 45 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Adrienne

In the 2020 Census, the first name Adrienne was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (61.85%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.71%) and Hispanic (7.84%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Adrienne in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Adrienne rose or fell over time.

White

61.85%

Black

22.71%

Hispanic

7.84%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.70%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.74%

Two or More Races

4.16%

Ancestry of the Witherspoon Surname

The surname Witherspoon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Witherspoon in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

30.91%

Black

59.90%

Hispanic

3.10%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.43%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.38%

Two or More Races

5.29%

How we calculated this

The first name "Adrienne" has an estimated frequency of 0.0164% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Witherspoon" appears at a rate of 4.14 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Adrienne are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Adrienne

Adrienne Smith Adrienne Johnson Adrienne Williams Adrienne Jones Adrienne Brown Adrienne Garcia Adrienne Barbeau

Other people with the surname Witherspoon

Michael Witherspoon James Witherspoon John Witherspoon David Witherspoon Robert Witherspoon William Witherspoon Matthew Witherspoon Mark Witherspoon

Adrienne Witherspoon: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Adrienne Witherspoon?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Adrienne Witherspoon are alive in the United States today. The first name Adrienne is shared by 56,132 Americans, and the surname Witherspoon is shared by 14,190.

How rare is the name Adrienne Witherspoon?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Adrienne is uncommon and the surname Witherspoon is uncommon.

Is Adrienne a male or female name?

Adrienne is predominantly female, with 0.6% of bearers being male and 99.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1983 and the average bearer today is 45 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Adrienne?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Adrienne was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (61.85%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.71%) and Hispanic (7.84%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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