How Many People Are Named John Hundley?
There are approximately 78 people named John Hundley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,394,286 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name John 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
78
1 in 4,394,286 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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John: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name John. The peak year was 1947 with 88,524 births. The average person named John today is 57 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name John
In the 2020 Census, the first name John was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.86%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.26%) and Hispanic (5.99%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name John 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 John rose or fell over time.
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.
How we calculated this
The first name "John" has an estimated frequency of 0.858% 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 John are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 78 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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John Hundley: Questions and Answers
How many people are named John Hundley?
We estimate approximately 78 people named John Hundley are alive in the United States today. The first name John is shared by 2,941,241 Americans, and the surname Hundley is shared by 9,139.
How rare is the name John Hundley?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,394,286 Americans. The first name John is very common and the surname Hundley is rare.
Is John a male or female name?
John is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% 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 John?
In the 2020 Census, the first name John was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.86%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.26%) and Hispanic (5.99%). 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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