How Many People Are Named Brian Fuentes?

There are approximately 295 people named Brian Fuentes living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,161,879 Americans.

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

295

1 in 1,161,879 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Brian: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brian. The peak year was 1972 with 36,480 births. The average person named Brian today is 48 years old.

Male
Female
0 7K 15K 22K 29K 36K 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Brian

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brian was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.14%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.01%) and Black (6.07%).

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

White
80.14%
Black
6.07%
Hispanic
8.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.83%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.49%
Two or More Races
2.47%

Ancestry of the Fuentes Surname

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

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Fuentes 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
4.82%
Black
0.51%
Hispanic
92.50%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.48%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.28%
Two or More Races
0.41%

How we calculated this

The first name "Brian" has an estimated frequency of 0.310% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Fuentes" appears at a rate of 27.74 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 Brian are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 295 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Brian Fuentes: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Brian Fuentes?

We estimate approximately 295 people named Brian Fuentes are alive in the United States today. The first name Brian is shared by 1,062,624 Americans, and the surname Fuentes is shared by 95,072.

How rare is the name Brian Fuentes?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,161,879 Americans. The first name Brian is very common and the surname Fuentes is uncommon.

Is Brian a male or female name?

Brian is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1972 and the average bearer today is 48 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Brian?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brian was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.14%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.01%) and Black (6.07%). 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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