How Many People Are Named Robert Templeton?

There are approximately 120 people named Robert Templeton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,856,286 Americans.

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

120

1 in 2,856,286 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

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Robert

Est. Living 2,799,566

Last Name

Templeton

Robert: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Robert. The peak year was 1947 with 91,891 births. The average person named Robert today is 60 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Robert

In the 2020 Census, the first name Robert was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.68%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.17%) and Hispanic (6.28%).

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

White

82.68%

Black

7.17%

Hispanic

6.28%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.98%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.54%

Two or More Races

2.36%

Ancestry of the Templeton Surname

The surname Templeton 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 Templeton 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

86.55%

Black

4.87%

Hispanic

3.59%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.53%

Two or More Races

3.86%

How we calculated this

The first name "Robert" has an estimated frequency of 0.817% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Templeton" appears at a rate of 4.29 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 Robert are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 120 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Robert

Robert Smith Robert Johnson Robert Williams Robert Brown Robert Jones Robert Garcia Robert Miller Robert Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Templeton

Michael Templeton James Templeton John Templeton David Templeton William Templeton

Robert Templeton: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Robert Templeton?

We estimate approximately 120 people named Robert Templeton are alive in the United States today. The first name Robert is shared by 2,799,566 Americans, and the surname Templeton is shared by 14,707.

How rare is the name Robert Templeton?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,856,286 Americans. The first name Robert is very common and the surname Templeton is uncommon.

Is Robert a male or female name?

Robert is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 60 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Robert?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Robert was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.68%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.17%) and Hispanic (6.28%). 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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