How Many People Are Named Cuba Gooding?
There are approximately 1 people named Cuba Gooding 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 Cuba with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gooding. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Estimated People with This Name
1
1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Cuba: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cuba. The peak year was 1898 with 29 births. The average person named Cuba today is 65 years old.
Ancestry of the Gooding Surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gooding, from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau.
How we calculated this
The first name "Cuba" 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 "Gooding" appears at a rate of 2.41 per 100,000 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.
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 Cuba
Other people with the surname Gooding
Cuba Gooding: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Cuba Gooding?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Cuba Gooding are alive in the United States today. The first name Cuba is shared by 91 Americans, and the surname Gooding is shared by 8,095.
How rare is the name Cuba Gooding?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Cuba is very rare and the surname Gooding is rare.
Is Cuba a male or female name?
Cuba is predominantly female, with 7.6% of bearers being male and 92.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1898 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.
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. Surname data comes from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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