Name Rarity Percentile — Where Does Your Name Rank Among All US Names?
A name in the 94th percentile is rarer than 94% of every tracked US first name. Find your exact percentile.
Name Rarity Percentile Checker
How names spread across percentiles
| Percentile | What it means | Approx US holders |
|---|---|---|
| 99th+ | Rarer than 99% of names | Under 500 |
| 95th–98th | Very rare | 500–5,000 |
| 85th–94th | Rare | 5,000–40,000 |
| 70th–84th | Uncommon | 40,000–150,000 |
| 50th–69th | Average | 150,000–500,000 |
| Below 50th | Common | Over 500,000 |