How Many People Are Named Bethlehem Williams?

There are approximately 2 people named Bethlehem Williams 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 Bethlehem with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. 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

Bethlehem

Last Name

Williams

Est. Bearers 1,790,492

Census Rank #3

Per 100K 522.38

Rarity Very Common

Bethlehem: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bethlehem. The peak year was 2015 with 24 births. The average person named Bethlehem today is 19 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Bethlehem

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bethlehem was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (86.14%). The next largest recorded groups were White (5.61%) and Hispanic (4.01%).

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

White

5.61%

Black

86.14%

Hispanic

4.01%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.44%

Two or More Races

0.80%

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams 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 Williams 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

43.82%

Black

46.22%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.78%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bethlehem" 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 "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 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 Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem

Bethlehem Smith Bethlehem Johnson Bethlehem Jones Bethlehem Garcia Bethlehem Brown

Other people with the surname Williams

Michael Williams James Williams John Williams David Williams Robert Williams William Williams Christopher Williams Joseph Williams

Bethlehem Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bethlehem Williams?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Bethlehem Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Bethlehem is shared by 456 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Bethlehem Williams?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Bethlehem is very rare and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Bethlehem a male or female name?

Bethlehem is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2015 and the average bearer today is 19 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bethlehem?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bethlehem was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (86.14%). The next largest recorded groups were White (5.61%) and Hispanic (4.01%). 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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