How Many People Are Named Jozef Gardecki?

There are approximately 1 people named Jozef Gardecki living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jozef with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gardecki. 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 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jozef

Last Name

Gardecki

Jozef: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jozef. The peak year was 2005 with 57 births. The average person named Jozef today is 24 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Jozef

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

White

91.24%

Black

1.04%

Hispanic

5.52%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.69%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.08%

Two or More Races

1.43%

Ancestry of the Gardecki Surname

The surname Gardecki 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 Gardecki 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

93.33%

Hispanic

2.96%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.48%

Two or More Races

2.22%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jozef" 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 "Gardecki" appears at a rate of 0.05 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 Jozef are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jozef

Jozef Smith Jozef Johnson Jozef Williams Jozef Brown Jozef Jones Jozef Garcia

Other people with the surname Gardecki

Michael Gardecki Robert Gardecki William Gardecki John Gardecki David Gardecki James Gardecki

Jozef Gardecki: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jozef Gardecki?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Jozef Gardecki are alive in the United States today. The first name Jozef is shared by 1,080 Americans, and the surname Gardecki is shared by 155.

How rare is the name Jozef Gardecki?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Jozef is rare and the surname Gardecki is very rare.

Is Jozef a male or female name?

Jozef is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2005 and the average bearer today is 24 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jozef?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jozef was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (91.24%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (5.52%) and Two or More Races (1.43%). 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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