How Many People Are Named Anthony Mackie?

There are approximately 26 people named Anthony Mackie living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,182,859 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anthony with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mackie. 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 13,182,859 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

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Anthony

Est. Living 1,238,180

Last Name

Mackie

Anthony: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anthony. The peak year was 1990 with 25,187 births. The average person named Anthony today is 41 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Anthony

In the 2020 Census, the first name Anthony was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (54.13%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (21.81%) and Black (17.33%).

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

White

54.13%

Black

17.33%

Hispanic

21.81%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.70%

Two or More Races

3.41%

Ancestry of the Mackie Surname

The surname Mackie 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 Mackie 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

78.44%

Black

13.06%

Hispanic

4.03%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.55%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.47%

Two or More Races

3.46%

How we calculated this

The first name "Anthony" has an estimated frequency of 0.361% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Mackie" appears at a rate of 2.09 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 Anthony are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 26 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Anthony

Anthony Smith Anthony Johnson Anthony Williams Anthony Brown Anthony Jones Anthony Garcia Anthony Miller Anthony Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Mackie

Michael Mackie James Mackie John Mackie David Mackie Robert Mackie William Mackie

Anthony Mackie: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Anthony Mackie?

We estimate approximately 26 people named Anthony Mackie are alive in the United States today. The first name Anthony is shared by 1,238,180 Americans, and the surname Mackie is shared by 7,149.

How rare is the name Anthony Mackie?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,182,859 Americans. The first name Anthony is very common and the surname Mackie is rare.

Is Anthony a male or female name?

Anthony is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1990 and the average bearer today is 41 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Anthony?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Anthony was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (54.13%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (21.81%) and Black (17.33%). 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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