How Many People Are Named Bennett Coplen?

There are approximately 1 people named Bennett Coplen 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 Bennett with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Coplen. 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 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Bennett

Last Name

Coplen

Bennett: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bennett. The peak year was 2024 with 5,329 births. The average person named Bennett today is 15 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Bennett

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

White

85.79%

Black

2.29%

Hispanic

4.74%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.03%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.50%

Two or More Races

4.65%

Ancestry of the Coplen Surname

The surname Coplen 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 Coplen 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

84.55%

Black

6.16%

Hispanic

3.43%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.61%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.52%

Two or More Races

3.74%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bennett" has an estimated frequency of 0.0186% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Coplen" appears at a rate of 0.33 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 Bennett 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.

Other people named Bennett

Bennett Smith Bennett Johnson Bennett Williams Bennett Brown Bennett Jones Bennett Garcia Bennett Miller Bennett Warren

Other people with the surname Coplen

Michael Coplen James Coplen John Coplen David Coplen Robert Coplen William Coplen

Bennett Coplen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bennett Coplen?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Bennett Coplen are alive in the United States today. The first name Bennett is shared by 63,621 Americans, and the surname Coplen is shared by 1,135.

How rare is the name Bennett Coplen?

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

Is Bennett a male or female name?

Bennett is predominantly male, with 97.0% of bearers being male and 3.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 15 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bennett?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bennett was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (85.79%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (4.74%) and Two or More Races (4.65%). 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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