How Many People Are Named James Hundley?

There are approximately 84 people named James Hundley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,080,409 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name James with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hundley. 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 4,080,409 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

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James

Est. Living 3,142,267

Last Name

Hundley

James: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name James. The peak year was 1947 with 95,020 births. The average person named James today is 57 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name James

In the 2020 Census, the first name James was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.65%) and Hispanic (3.45%).

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

White

82.02%

Black

9.65%

Hispanic

3.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.48%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.58%

Two or More Races

2.82%

Ancestry of the Hundley Surname

The surname Hundley 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 Hundley 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

77.11%

Black

14.17%

Hispanic

3.38%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.73%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.50%

Two or More Races

4.12%

How we calculated this

The first name "James" has an estimated frequency of 0.917% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Hundley" appears at a rate of 2.67 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 James are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 84 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named James

James Smith James Johnson James Williams James Brown James Jones James Garcia James Miller James Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Hundley

Michael Hundley John Hundley David Hundley Robert Hundley William Hundley Todd Hundley

James Hundley: Questions and Answers

How many people are named James Hundley?

We estimate approximately 84 people named James Hundley are alive in the United States today. The first name James is shared by 3,142,267 Americans, and the surname Hundley is shared by 9,139.

How rare is the name James Hundley?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,080,409 Americans. The first name James is very common and the surname Hundley is rare.

Is James a male or female name?

James is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 57 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name James?

In the 2020 Census, the first name James was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.65%) and Hispanic (3.45%). 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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