How Many People Are Named Mel Ferrer?

There are approximately 1 people named Mel Ferrer 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 Mel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ferrer. 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

Mel

Last Name

Ferrer

Mel: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mel. The peak year was 1958 with 131 births. The average person named Mel today is 56 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Mel

In the 2020 Census, the first name Mel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.41%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.99%) and Black (12.15%).

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

White

59.41%

Black

12.15%

Hispanic

14.99%

Asian/Pacific Islander

9.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.91%

Two or More Races

2.95%

Ancestry of the Ferrer Surname

The surname Ferrer was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ferrer 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

8.72%

Black

1.58%

Hispanic

67.65%

Asian/Pacific Islander

20.30%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.06%

Two or More Races

1.69%

How we calculated this

The first name "Mel" 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 "Ferrer" appears at a rate of 5.98 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 Mel 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 Mel

Mel Smith Mel Johnson Mel Williams Mel Brown Mel Jones Mel Garcia Mel Martinez Mel Brooks

Other people with the surname Ferrer

Michael Ferrer James Ferrer John Ferrer David Ferrer Robert Ferrer William Ferrer Jose Ferrer Miguel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Mel Ferrer?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Mel Ferrer are alive in the United States today. The first name Mel is shared by 2,867 Americans, and the surname Ferrer is shared by 20,505.

How rare is the name Mel Ferrer?

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

Is Mel a male or female name?

Mel is predominantly male, with 88.2% of bearers being male and 11.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1958 and the average bearer today is 56 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Mel?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Mel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.41%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.99%) and Black (12.15%). 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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