How Many People Are Named Lightning Mcqueen?

There are approximately 1 people named Lightning Mcqueen 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 Lightning with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mcqueen. 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

Lightning

Last Name

Mcqueen

Lightning: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lightning. The peak year was 2021 with 6 births. The average person named Lightning today is 5 years old.

Ancestry of the Mcqueen Surname

The surname Mcqueen 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 Mcqueen 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

55.36%

Black

35.63%

Hispanic

3.36%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.50%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.59%

Two or More Races

4.56%

How we calculated this

The first name "Lightning" 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 "Mcqueen" appears at a rate of 6.45 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 Lightning 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 Lightning

Lightning Jones Lightning Brown Lightning Johnson Lightning Smith Lightning Williams Lightning Garcia

Other people with the surname Mcqueen

Michael Mcqueen James Mcqueen John Mcqueen David Mcqueen Robert Mcqueen William Mcqueen Alexander Mcqueen Tiffany Mcqueen

Lightning Mcqueen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Lightning Mcqueen?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Lightning Mcqueen are alive in the United States today. The first name Lightning is shared by 11 Americans, and the surname Mcqueen is shared by 22,092.

How rare is the name Lightning Mcqueen?

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

Is Lightning a male or female name?

Lightning is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2021 and the average bearer today is 5 years old.

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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