How Many People Are Named Hal Sparks?
There are approximately 2 people named Hal Sparks 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 Hal with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sparks. 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
2
1 in 171,377,169 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Hal: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hal. The peak year was 1956 with 598 births. The average person named Hal today is 64 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Hal
In the 2020 Census, the first name Hal was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.06%) and Two or More Races (2.15%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Hal 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 Hal rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Sparks Surname
The surname Sparks 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 Sparks 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 "Hal" 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 "Sparks" appears at a rate of 20.43 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 Hal 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 Hal
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Hal Sparks: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Hal Sparks?
We estimate approximately 2 people named Hal Sparks are alive in the United States today. The first name Hal is shared by 9,147 Americans, and the surname Sparks is shared by 70,034.
How rare is the name Hal Sparks?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Hal is rare and the surname Sparks is uncommon.
Is Hal a male or female name?
Hal is predominantly male, with 99.9% of bearers being male and 0.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 1956 and the average bearer today is 64 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Hal?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Hal was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.06%) and Two or More Races (2.15%). 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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