How Many People Are Named Joe Horn?

There are approximately 36 people named Joe Horn living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joe with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Horn. 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

36

1 in 9,520,954 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

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Joe: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joe. The peak year was 1936 with 8,266 births. The average person named Joe today is 63 years old.

Male
Female
0 2K 3K 5K 7K 8K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Joe

In the 2020 Census, the first name Joe was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.90%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (21.39%) and Black (11.81%).

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

White
60.90%
Black
11.81%
Hispanic
21.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.90%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.97%
Two or More Races
2.03%

Ancestry of the Horn Surname

The surname Horn 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 Horn 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
81.88%
Black
8.44%
Hispanic
3.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.17%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.12%
Two or More Races
3.98%

How we calculated this

The first name "Joe" has an estimated frequency of 0.0633% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Horn" appears at a rate of 16.50 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 Joe are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 36 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Joe Horn: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Joe Horn?

We estimate approximately 36 people named Joe Horn are alive in the United States today. The first name Joe is shared by 217,107 Americans, and the surname Horn is shared by 56,539.

How rare is the name Joe Horn?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans. The first name Joe is common and the surname Horn is uncommon.

Is Joe a male or female name?

Joe is predominantly male, with 97.6% of bearers being male and 2.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1936 and the average bearer today is 63 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Joe?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Joe was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.90%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (21.39%) and Black (11.81%). 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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