Full names
How many people share a full name in the UK?
Use the name lookup box to search a first name and surname together. The estimate combines likely living first-name bearers with the latest surname count we have for the family name.
A full-name estimate is useful when you want to know whether a name is ordinary, unusual or genuinely rare. It is not an exact register of named people, but it gives a sensible UK benchmark.
First-name estimates are age-adjusted with ONS national life tables. Surnames are handled differently because surname records do not give the same birth-year detail.