How Many People Are Named Willene Jones?

There are approximately 4 people named Willene Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Willene with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. 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 85,688,585 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Willene

Last Name

Jones

Est. Bearers 1,586,209

Census Rank #5

Per 100K 462.78

Rarity Very Common

Willene: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Willene. The peak year was 1929 with 97 births. The average person named Willene today is 76 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Willene

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

White

56.08%

Black

39.10%

Hispanic

0.73%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.82%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.14%

Two or More Races

2.12%

Ancestry of the Jones Surname

The surname Jones 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 Jones 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

53.06%

Black

37.22%

Hispanic

3.35%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.91%

Two or More Races

4.87%

How we calculated this

The first name "Willene" 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 "Jones" appears at a rate of 462.78 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 Willene are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 4 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Willene

Willene Smith Willene Johnson Willene Williams Willene Brown Willene Garcia

Other people with the surname Jones

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

Willene Jones: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Willene Jones?

We estimate approximately 4 people named Willene Jones are alive in the United States today. The first name Willene is shared by 848 Americans, and the surname Jones is shared by 1,586,209.

How rare is the name Willene Jones?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. The first name Willene is very rare and the surname Jones is very common.

Is Willene a male or female name?

Willene is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1929 and the average bearer today is 76 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Willene?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Willene was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (56.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (39.10%) and Two or More Races (2.12%). 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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