How Many People Are Named Blair Johnson?

There are approximately 200 people named Blair Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,713,772 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Blair with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. 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

200

1 in 1,713,772 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Blair

Last Name

Johnson

Est. Bearers 2,130,885

Census Rank #2

Per 100K 621.69

Rarity Very Common

Blair: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Blair. The peak year was 2024 with 1,479 births. The average person named Blair today is 31 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Blair

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

White

81.03%

Black

10.12%

Hispanic

3.28%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.22%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.62%

Two or More Races

3.73%

Ancestry of the Johnson Surname

The surname Johnson 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 Johnson 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

56.79%

Black

33.56%

Hispanic

3.34%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Blair" 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 "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 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 Blair are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 200 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Blair

Blair Smith Blair Williams Blair Brown Blair Jones Blair Garcia Blair Rutledge Blair Dunigan

Other people with the surname Johnson

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

Blair Johnson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Blair Johnson?

We estimate approximately 200 people named Blair Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Blair is shared by 32,159 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.

How rare is the name Blair Johnson?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,713,772 Americans. The first name Blair is uncommon and the surname Johnson is very common.

Is Blair a male or female name?

Blair is predominantly female, with 41.0% of bearers being male and 59.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Blair?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Blair was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.03%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (10.12%) and Two or More Races (3.73%). 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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