How Many People Are Named Agnes Moorehead?

There are approximately 1 people named Agnes Moorehead 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 Agnes with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moorehead. 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

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Agnes: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Agnes. The peak year was 1918 with 5,303 births. The average person named Agnes today is 65 years old.

Male
Female
0 1K 2K 3K 4K 5K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Agnes

In the 2020 Census, the first name Agnes was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (61.68%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (18.15%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (12.55%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Agnes 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 Agnes rose or fell over time.

White
61.68%
Black
18.15%
Hispanic
4.70%
Asian/Pacific Islander
12.55%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.33%
Two or More Races
1.59%

Ancestry of the Moorehead Surname

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

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Moorehead 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
61.12%
Black
29.50%
Hispanic
4.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.80%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.58%
Two or More Races
3.89%

How we calculated this

The first name "Agnes" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Moorehead" appears at a rate of 1.50 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 Agnes are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Agnes Moorehead: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Agnes Moorehead?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Agnes Moorehead are alive in the United States today. The first name Agnes is shared by 19,829 Americans, and the surname Moorehead is shared by 5,135.

How rare is the name Agnes Moorehead?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Agnes is uncommon and the surname Moorehead is rare.

Is Agnes a male or female name?

Agnes is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Agnes?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Agnes was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (61.68%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (18.15%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (12.55%). 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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