How Many People Are Named Chuck Bednarik?

There are approximately 1 people named Chuck Bednarik 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 Chuck with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bednarik. 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

Chuck

Last Name

Bednarik

Chuck: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Chuck. The peak year was 1961 with 1,285 births. The average person named Chuck today is 63 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Chuck

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

White

82.84%

Black

5.32%

Hispanic

2.92%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.44%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.01%

Two or More Races

2.47%

Ancestry of the Bednarik Surname

The surname Bednarik 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 Bednarik 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

94.70%

Black

0.42%

Hispanic

3.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.21%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.21%

Two or More Races

1.06%

How we calculated this

The first name "Chuck" 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 "Bednarik" appears at a rate of 0.16 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 Chuck 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 Chuck

Chuck Smith Chuck Johnson Chuck Williams Chuck Jones Chuck Brown Chuck Garcia Chuck Russell Chuck Norris

Other people with the surname Bednarik

Michael Bednarik John Bednarik James Bednarik David Bednarik William Bednarik Robert Bednarik

Chuck Bednarik: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Chuck Bednarik?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Chuck Bednarik are alive in the United States today. The first name Chuck is shared by 13,835 Americans, and the surname Bednarik is shared by 541.

How rare is the name Chuck Bednarik?

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

Is Chuck a male or female name?

Chuck is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1961 and the average bearer today is 63 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Chuck?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Chuck was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.84%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (5.44%) and Black (5.32%). 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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