How Many People Are Named Phillips Dang?

There are approximately 1 people named Phillips Dang 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 Phillips with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dang. 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

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Phillips: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Phillips. The peak year was 1949 with 32 births. The average person named Phillips today is 54 years old.

0 6 13 19 26 32 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Phillips

In the 2020 Census, the first name Phillips was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (19.69%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (9.29%).

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

White
60.51%
Black
19.69%
Hispanic
8.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander
9.29%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.33%
Two or More Races
1.77%

Ancestry of the Dang Surname

The surname Dang was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Dang 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
1.72%
Black
0.32%
Hispanic
0.90%
Asian/Pacific Islander
94.89%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.03%
Two or More Races
2.14%

How we calculated this

The first name "Phillips" 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 "Dang" appears at a rate of 12.28 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 Phillips 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.

Phillips Dang: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Phillips Dang?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Phillips Dang are alive in the United States today. The first name Phillips is shared by 744 Americans, and the surname Dang is shared by 42,107.

How rare is the name Phillips Dang?

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

Is Phillips a male or female name?

Phillips is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1949 and the average bearer today is 54 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Phillips?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Phillips was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (19.69%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (9.29%). 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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