First Name WILLIS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WILLIS is ranked as the 1048th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 32,433.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 10.17 people named WILLIS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 80% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WILLIS is 21,630.
  • The SSA data also shows that WILLIS is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.

First Names WILLIS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 32,433 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,048
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 21,630
  • National Rank 1,366
  • Percentile Rank 98.52%
  • Proportion/100k 6.78

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WILLIS is 77.7% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 16.3% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WILLIS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WILLIS is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WILLIS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.7% 63.9% 13.8%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 16.3% 12.3% 4.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WILLIS is Texas where 3,323 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WILLIS, as 20.88 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 8 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 736 5.71 97.4% Indiana 593 9 96.7% Iowa 630 20.27 97.5% Kansas 366 12.59 94.6% Michigan 1,205 12.16 98.9% Minnesota 735 13.46 98.1% Missouri 346 11.55 95.4% Nebraska 191 10.13 92.1% North Dakota 40 5.44 76.2% Ohio 856 7.38 97.5% South Dakota 62 7.26 80.5% Wisconsin 595 10.34 97.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 736 5.71 97.4%
Indiana 593 9 96.7%
Iowa 630 20.27 97.5%
Kansas 366 12.59 94.6%
Michigan 1,205 12.16 98.9%
Minnesota 735 13.46 98.1%
Missouri 346 11.55 95.4%
Nebraska 191 10.13 92.1%
North Dakota 40 5.44 76.2%
Ohio 856 7.38 97.5%
South Dakota 62 7.26 80.5%
Wisconsin 595 10.34 97.6%
West State Statistics First-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 75.6% Arizona 338 5.03 94.4% California 3,036 7.82 98.9% Colorado 223 4.16 93.7% Hawaii 84 5.94 90.9% Idaho 172 10.51 91.0% Montana 63 6.13 82.9% Nevada 119 4.2 90.4% New Mexico 118 5.67 87.9% Oregon 212 5.34 93.3% Utah 124 4.22 89.5% Washington 797 11.28 98.1% Wyoming 47 7.98 78.5%

West States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 75.6%
Arizona 338 5.03 94.4%
California 3,036 7.82 98.9%
Colorado 223 4.16 93.7%
Hawaii 84 5.94 90.9%
Idaho 172 10.51 91.0%
Montana 63 6.13 82.9%
Nevada 119 4.2 90.4%
New Mexico 118 5.67 87.9%
Oregon 212 5.34 93.3%
Utah 124 4.22 89.5%
Washington 797 11.28 98.1%
Wyoming 47 7.98 78.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 112 3.12 91.9% Maine 71 5.36 84.8% Massachusetts 109 1.62 89.8% New Hampshire 93 7.04 88.3% New Jersey 396 4.43 95.9% New York 1,417 7.18 98.7% Pennsylvania 687 5.37 97.4% Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.6% Vermont 59 9.38 88.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 112 3.12 91.9%
Maine 71 5.36 84.8%
Massachusetts 109 1.62 89.8%
New Hampshire 93 7.04 88.3%
New Jersey 396 4.43 95.9%
New York 1,417 7.18 98.7%
Pennsylvania 687 5.37 97.4%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.6%
Vermont 59 9.38 88.5%
South State Statistics First-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 592 12.2 96.9% Arkansas 327 11.01 95.0% Delaware 68 7.22 93.3% Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 92.8% Florida 2,274 11.43 99.1% Georgia 1,216 12.04 98.3% Kentucky 674 15.27 96.4% Louisiana 804 17.29 97.0% Maryland 326 5.45 96.6% Mississippi 346 11.55 95.4% North Carolina 2,076 20.88 98.9% Oklahoma 292 7.53 94.4% South Carolina 463 9.57 96.3% Tennessee 712 10.87 97.4% Texas 3,323 12.33 99.1% Virginia 792 9.51 97.7% West Virginia 200 10.81 90.7%

South States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 592 12.2 96.9%
Arkansas 327 11.01 95.0%
Delaware 68 7.22 93.3%
Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 92.8%
Florida 2,274 11.43 99.1%
Georgia 1,216 12.04 98.3%
Kentucky 674 15.27 96.4%
Louisiana 804 17.29 97.0%
Maryland 326 5.45 96.6%
Mississippi 346 11.55 95.4%
North Carolina 2,076 20.88 98.9%
Oklahoma 292 7.53 94.4%
South Carolina 463 9.57 96.3%
Tennessee 712 10.87 97.4%
Texas 3,323 12.33 99.1%
Virginia 792 9.51 97.7%
West Virginia 200 10.81 90.7%
 

Full Names with WILLIS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WILLIS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WILLIS.

The most popular full name is WILLIS Brown. 1.16% of all the people named WILLIS have this family name.

There are 3734 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WILLIS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WILLIS Brown 1.16%
2 WILLIS Johnson 1.05%
3 WILLIS Smith 0.92%
4 WILLIS Jones 0.76%
5 WILLIS Williams 0.67%
6 WILLIS Miller 0.52%
7 WILLIS Moore 0.43%
8 WILLIS Davis 0.42%
9 WILLIS White 0.42%
10 WILLIS King 0.40%
11 WILLIS Anderson 0.37%
12 WILLIS Jackson 0.37%
13 WILLIS Wilson 0.37%
14 WILLIS Hill 0.36%
15 WILLIS Clark 0.34%
16 WILLIS Taylor 0.34%
17 WILLIS Hall 0.33%
18 WILLIS Baker 0.31%
19 WILLIS Martin 0.30%
20 WILLIS Parker 0.30%