How Many People Are Named Emily Voshell?

There are approximately 2 people named Emily Voshell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Emily with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Voshell. 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 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Emily

Last Name

Voshell

Emily: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Emily. The peak year was 1999 with 26,587 births. The average person named Emily today is 29 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Emily

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

White

75.61%

Black

1.51%

Hispanic

15.36%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.98%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.40%

Two or More Races

3.15%

Ancestry of the Voshell Surname

The surname Voshell 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 Voshell 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

90.56%

Black

0.36%

Hispanic

2.27%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.72%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.36%

Two or More Races

5.73%

How we calculated this

The first name "Emily" has an estimated frequency of 0.232% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Voshell" appears at a rate of 0.28 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 Emily are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Emily

Emily Smith Emily Johnson Emily Williams Emily Brown Emily Jones Emily Garcia Emily Robinson Emily Young

Other people with the surname Voshell

Michael Voshell James Voshell Robert Voshell David Voshell John Voshell William Voshell

Emily Voshell: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Emily Voshell?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Emily Voshell are alive in the United States today. The first name Emily is shared by 794,841 Americans, and the surname Voshell is shared by 960.

How rare is the name Emily Voshell?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Emily is very common and the surname Voshell is very rare.

Is Emily a male or female name?

Emily is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1999 and the average bearer today is 29 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Emily?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Emily was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (75.61%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.36%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (3.98%). 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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