NAME RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

How rare is a celebrity's name?

Famous people ranked by how many other Americans are estimated to share their first-and-last name. Estimates combine each name's Census frequency.

All name rankings Methodology

RANKNAMEEST. SHARING

01Oprah WinfreyMedia mogul~1 (almost unique)

02Beyonce KnowlesMusician~1 (almost unique)

03Leonardo DiCaprioActor~1 (almost unique)

04Meryl StreepActor~1 (almost unique)

05Barack ObamaFormer president~1 (almost unique)

06Elon MuskEntrepreneur~1 (almost unique)

07Bruno MarsMusician~1 (almost unique)

08Chadwick BosemanActor~1 (almost unique)

09Lady GagaMusician~1 (almost unique)

10Angelina JolieActor~1 (almost unique)

11Zendaya ColemanActor~1 (almost unique)

12Rihanna FentyMusician and entrepreneur~1 (almost unique)

13Snoop DoggMusician~1 (almost unique)

14Cardi CephusMusician~1 (almost unique)

15Simone BilesGymnastics champion~1 (almost unique)

16Idris ElbaActor~1 (almost unique)

17Billie EilishMusician~1 (almost unique)

18Scarlett JohanssonActor≈ 1

19Kanye WestMusician≈ 1

20Shaquille O'NealBasketball legend≈ 1

21Keanu ReevesActor≈ 1

22George ClooneyActor≈ 1

23Tiger WoodsGolf champion≈ 1

24Ariana GrandeMusician≈ 2

25Pedro PascalActor≈ 2

26Reese WitherspoonActor≈ 2

27Brad PittActor≈ 3

28Lin MirandaComposer and actor≈ 3

29Denzel WashingtonActor≈ 4

30Halle BerryActor≈ 5

31Tom HanksActor≈ 6

32Kobe BryantBasketball legend≈ 8

33Justin TimberlakeMusician≈ 8

34Zoe SaldanaActor≈ 13

35Mariah CareyMusician≈ 15

36Chris RockComedian≈ 21

37Taylor SwiftMusician≈ 28

38Selena GomezMusician and actor≈ 48

39Viola DavisActor≈ 78

40Sandra BullockActor≈ 101

41Morgan FreemanActor≈ 115

42Serena WilliamsTennis champion≈ 180

43Robert DowneyActor≈ 211

44Emma StoneActor≈ 221

45Dwayne JohnsonActor≈ 312

46Will SmithActor≈ 321

47Julia RobertsActor≈ 382

48Stephen KingAuthor≈ 911

49Michael JordanBasketball legend≈ 2,108

50Jennifer LopezMusician and actor≈ 3,530

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UPDATED 2026-06-13 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU GENEALOGY NAME FILES