How Many People Are Named Ringo Lam?

There are approximately 1 people named Ringo Lam 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 Ringo with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lam. 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

Ringo: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ringo. The peak year was 1965 with 18 births. The average person named Ringo today is 35 years old.

0 4 7 11 14 18 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Ringo

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ringo was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (30.00%). The next largest recorded groups were White (28.26%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (27.83%).

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

White
28.26%
Black
8.70%
Hispanic
30.00%
Asian/Pacific Islander
27.83%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.09%
Two or More Races
4.13%

Ancestry of the Lam Surname

The surname Lam 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 Lam 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
6.19%
Black
0.68%
Hispanic
2.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander
87.79%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.03%
Two or More Races
2.52%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ringo" 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 "Lam" appears at a rate of 20.00 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 Ringo 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.

Ringo Lam: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ringo Lam?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Ringo Lam are alive in the United States today. The first name Ringo is shared by 232 Americans, and the surname Lam is shared by 68,540.

How rare is the name Ringo Lam?

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

Is Ringo a male or female name?

Ringo is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1965 and the average bearer today is 35 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ringo?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ringo was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (30.00%). The next largest recorded groups were White (28.26%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (27.83%). 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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