How Many People Are Named Jonathan Bender?

There are approximately 105 people named Jonathan Bender living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,264,327 Americans.

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

105

1 in 3,264,327 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jonathan

Last Name

Bender

Jonathan: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jonathan. The peak year was 1988 with 24,512 births. The average person named Jonathan today is 35 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Jonathan

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jonathan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.74%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (24.13%) and Black (7.88%).

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

White

59.74%

Black

7.88%

Hispanic

24.13%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.30%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.51%

Two or More Races

3.44%

Ancestry of the Bender Surname

The surname Bender 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 Bender 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

86.09%

Black

6.29%

Hispanic

2.92%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.80%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.65%

Two or More Races

3.25%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jonathan" has an estimated frequency of 0.241% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Bender" appears at a rate of 12.78 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 Jonathan are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 105 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jonathan

Jonathan Smith Jonathan Johnson Jonathan Williams Jonathan Brown Jonathan Jones Jonathan Garcia Jonathan Rodriguez Jonathan Davis

Other people with the surname Bender

Michael Bender James Bender John Bender David Bender Robert Bender William Bender

Jonathan Bender: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jonathan Bender?

We estimate approximately 105 people named Jonathan Bender are alive in the United States today. The first name Jonathan is shared by 824,779 Americans, and the surname Bender is shared by 43,811.

How rare is the name Jonathan Bender?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,264,327 Americans. The first name Jonathan is very common and the surname Bender is uncommon.

Is Jonathan a male or female name?

Jonathan is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1988 and the average bearer today is 35 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jonathan?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jonathan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.74%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (24.13%) and Black (7.88%). 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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