How Many People Are Named Rawlings Smith?

There are approximately 2 people named Rawlings Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rawlings with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. 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 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Rawlings

Last Name

Smith

Est. Bearers 2,717,332

Census Rank #1

Per 100K 792.79

Rarity Very Common

Rawlings: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rawlings. The peak year was 2021 with 63 births. The average person named Rawlings today is 5 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Rawlings

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rawlings was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (69.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (20.49%) and Hispanic (6.56%).

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

White

69.67%

Black

20.49%

Hispanic

6.56%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.82%

Two or More Races

2.46%

Ancestry of the Smith Surname

The surname Smith 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 Smith 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

67.99%

Black

22.62%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.83%

Two or More Races

4.37%

How we calculated this

The first name "Rawlings" 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 "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 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 Rawlings are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Rawlings

Rawlings Williams Rawlings Johnson Rawlings Garcia Rawlings Brown Rawlings Jones

Other people with the surname Smith

Michael Smith James Smith John Smith David Smith Robert Smith William Smith Christopher Smith Joseph Smith

Rawlings Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Rawlings Smith?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Rawlings Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Rawlings is shared by 289 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Rawlings Smith?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Rawlings is very rare and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Rawlings a male or female name?

Rawlings is predominantly male, with 51.5% of bearers being male and 48.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2021 and the average bearer today is 5 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Rawlings?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rawlings was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (69.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (20.49%) and Hispanic (6.56%). 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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