How Many People Are Named Sparky Anderson?

There are approximately 1 people named Sparky Anderson 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 Sparky with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Anderson. 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 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Sparky

Last Name

Anderson

Sparky: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sparky. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births. The average person named Sparky today is 69 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Sparky

In the 2020 Census, the first name Sparky was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (75.00%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.75%) and Black (7.50%).

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

White

75.00%

Black

7.50%

Hispanic

8.75%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.50%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.92%

Two or More Races

3.33%

Ancestry of the Anderson Surname

The surname Anderson 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 Anderson 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

72.62%

Black

18.41%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.76%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.67%

Two or More Races

4.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Sparky" 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 "Anderson" appears at a rate of 253.12 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 Sparky 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.

Other people named Sparky

Sparky Lyle Sparky Williams Sparky Johnson Sparky Garcia Sparky Smith Sparky Brown Sparky Jones

Other people with the surname Anderson

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

Sparky Anderson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Sparky Anderson?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Sparky Anderson are alive in the United States today. The first name Sparky is shared by 8 Americans, and the surname Anderson is shared by 867,567.

How rare is the name Sparky Anderson?

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

Is Sparky a male or female name?

Sparky is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1946 and the average bearer today is 69 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Sparky?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Sparky was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (75.00%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.75%) and Black (7.50%). 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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