How Many People Are Named Embry Johnson?
There are approximately 6 people named Embry Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Embry 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
6
1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Embry: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Embry. The peak year was 2010 with 75 births. The average person named Embry today is 12 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Embry
In the 2020 Census, the first name Embry was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.54%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.63%) and Hispanic (9.01%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Embry 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 Embry rose or fell over time.
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.
How we calculated this
The first name "Embry" 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 Embry are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 6 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Embry Johnson: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Embry Johnson?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Embry Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Embry is shared by 969 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.
How rare is the name Embry Johnson?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans. The first name Embry is very rare and the surname Johnson is very common.
Is Embry a male or female name?
Embry is predominantly female, with 35.6% of bearers being male and 64.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 2010 and the average bearer today is 12 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Embry?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Embry was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.54%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.63%) and Hispanic (9.01%). 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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