How Many People Are Named Dizzy Gillespie?
There are approximately 1 people named Dizzy Gillespie 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 Dizzy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gillespie. 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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Dizzy: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dizzy. The peak year was 1935 with 8 births. The average person named Dizzy today is 84 years old.
Ancestry of the Gillespie Surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gillespie, from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau.
How we calculated this
The first name "Dizzy" 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 "Gillespie" appears at a rate of 14.47 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.
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Dizzy Gillespie: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Dizzy Gillespie?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Dizzy Gillespie are alive in the United States today. The first name Dizzy is shared by 5 Americans, and the surname Gillespie is shared by 48,604.
How rare is the name Dizzy Gillespie?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Dizzy is very rare and the surname Gillespie is uncommon.
Is Dizzy a male or female name?
Dizzy is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1935 and the average bearer today is 84 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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