How Many People Are Named Rachel Ward?

There are approximately 420 people named Rachel Ward living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 816,082 Americans.

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

420

1 in 816,082 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Rachel

Last Name

Ward

Rachel: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rachel. The peak year was 1985 with 16,438 births. The average person named Rachel today is 38 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Rachel

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rachel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.14%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.30%) and Black (4.67%).

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

White

78.14%

Black

4.67%

Hispanic

9.30%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.57%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.57%

Two or More Races

3.76%

Ancestry of the Ward Surname

The surname Ward 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 Ward 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

72.51%

Black

18.15%

Hispanic

3.46%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.64%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.83%

Two or More Races

4.41%

How we calculated this

The first name "Rachel" has an estimated frequency of 0.143% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Ward" appears at a rate of 85.57 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 Rachel are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 420 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Rachel

Rachel Smith Rachel Johnson Rachel Williams Rachel Brown Rachel Jones Rachel Garcia Rachel Miller Rachel Young

Other people with the surname Ward

Michael Ward James Ward John Ward David Ward Robert Ward William Ward Grace Ward

Rachel Ward: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Rachel Ward?

We estimate approximately 420 people named Rachel Ward are alive in the United States today. The first name Rachel is shared by 491,323 Americans, and the surname Ward is shared by 293,295.

How rare is the name Rachel Ward?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 816,082 Americans. The first name Rachel is common and the surname Ward is common.

Is Rachel a male or female name?

Rachel is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1985 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Rachel?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rachel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (78.14%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.30%) and Black (4.67%). 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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