How Many People Are Named Raymond Brown?

There are approximately 1,811 people named Raymond Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 189,262 Americans.

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

1,811

1 in 189,262 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Raymond

Last Name

Brown

Est. Bearers 1,589,457

Census Rank #4

Per 100K 463.73

Rarity Very Common

Raymond: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Raymond. The peak year was 1924 with 12,929 births. The average person named Raymond today is 59 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Raymond

In the 2020 Census, the first name Raymond was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.04%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.25%) and Black (10.94%).

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

White

68.04%

Black

10.94%

Hispanic

13.25%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.23%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.99%

Two or More Races

2.55%

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

The surname Brown 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 Brown 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

55.43%

Black

34.68%

Hispanic

3.55%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.85%

Two or More Races

4.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Raymond" has an estimated frequency of 0.114% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 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 Raymond are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1,811 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Raymond

Raymond Smith Raymond Johnson Raymond Williams Raymond Jones Raymond Garcia Raymond Davis Raymond Green

Other people with the surname Brown

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

Raymond Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Raymond Brown?

We estimate approximately 1,811 people named Raymond Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Raymond is shared by 390,531 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Raymond Brown?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 189,262 Americans. The first name Raymond is common and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Raymond a male or female name?

Raymond is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1924 and the average bearer today is 59 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Raymond?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Raymond was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.04%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.25%) and Black (10.94%). 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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