First Name BAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BAY is ranked as the 4892nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,517.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.79 people named BAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 78% 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 BAY is 366.
  • The SSA data also shows that BAY is used as a girl's name 67% of the time.

First Names BAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,517 +/-7.1%
  • National Rank 4,892
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 366
  • National Rank 16,664
  • Percentile Rank 81.98%
  • Proportion/100k 0.11

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BAY is 37.6% White, 3.2% Hispanic origin, 7.8% Black, 49.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 BAY have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 37.6% 63.9% -26.3%
Hispanic origin 3.2% 16.3% -13.1%
Black 7.8% 12.3% -4.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 49.1% 4.9% 44.2%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BAY is California where 541 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BAY, as 6.63 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • District of Columbia 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 127 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 56 0.43 86.5% Indiana 33 0.5 82.3% Iowa 5 0.16 52.9% Kansas 28 0.97 75.3% Michigan 46 0.46 91.5% Minnesota 41 0.76 90.0% Missouri 27 0.89 78.0% Nebraska 33 1.75 77.9% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 49 0.43 86.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 18 0.31 82.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 56 0.43 86.5%
Indiana 33 0.5 82.3%
Iowa 5 0.16 52.9%
Kansas 28 0.97 75.3%
Michigan 46 0.46 91.5%
Minnesota 41 0.76 90.0%
Missouri 27 0.89 78.0%
Nebraska 33 1.75 77.9%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 49 0.43 86.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 18 0.31 82.6%
West State Statistics First-Names BAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 59 0.88 83.7% California 541 1.39 96.9% Colorado 47 0.88 83.4% Hawaii 12 0.85 56.2% Idaho 8 0.48 5.2% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 71.6% New Mexico 20 0.94 56.7% Oregon 22 0.55 69.4% Utah 17 0.56 56.3% Washington 80 1.13 92.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 59 0.88 83.7%
California 541 1.39 96.9%
Colorado 47 0.88 83.4%
Hawaii 12 0.85 56.2%
Idaho 8 0.48 5.2%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 71.6%
New Mexico 20 0.94 56.7%
Oregon 22 0.55 69.4%
Utah 17 0.56 56.3%
Washington 80 1.13 92.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 79.6% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 5.3% New York 59 0.3 89.6% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 86.7% Rhode Island 18 1.73 61.3% Vermont 16 2.5 74.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 79.6%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 5.3%
New York 59 0.3 89.6%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 86.7%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 61.3%
Vermont 16 2.5 74.4%
South State Statistics First-Names BAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 86 1.78 90.8% Arkansas 38 1.3 82.4% Delaware 7 0.76 59.6% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 87.8% Florida 153 0.77 95.4% Georgia 127 1.25 93.3% Kentucky 13 0.29 57.0% Louisiana 94 2.02 90.2% Maryland 46 0.77 87.3% Mississippi 27 0.89 78.0% North Carolina 41 0.42 89.4% Oklahoma 21 0.55 69.9% South Carolina 56 1.15 87.3% Tennessee 41 0.63 86.3% Texas 272 1.01 96.2% Virginia 98 1.18 91.3% West Virginia 18 0.98 57.3%

South States
State stats for the first name BAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 86 1.78 90.8%
Arkansas 38 1.3 82.4%
Delaware 7 0.76 59.6%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 87.8%
Florida 153 0.77 95.4%
Georgia 127 1.25 93.3%
Kentucky 13 0.29 57.0%
Louisiana 94 2.02 90.2%
Maryland 46 0.77 87.3%
Mississippi 27 0.89 78.0%
North Carolina 41 0.42 89.4%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 69.9%
South Carolina 56 1.15 87.3%
Tennessee 41 0.63 86.3%
Texas 272 1.01 96.2%
Virginia 98 1.18 91.3%
West Virginia 18 0.98 57.3%
 

Full Names with BAY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BAY 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 BAY.

The most popular full name is BAY Nguyen. 14.02% of all the people named BAY have this family name.

There are 310 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BAY Nguyen 14.02%
2 BAY Tran 5.17%
3 BAY Pham 3.51%
4 BAY Le 2.58%
5 BAY Palmetto 1.85%
6 BAY Duong 1.48%
7 BAY Vo 1.48%
8 BAY Bui 1.29%
9 BAY Truong 1.29%
10 BAY Dinh 0.92%
11 BAY Ho 0.92%
12 BAY Dang 0.74%
13 BAY Du 0.74%
14 BAY Hoang 0.74%
15 BAY Luu 0.74%
16 BAY Ly 0.74%
17 BAY Phan 0.74%
18 BAY Vu 0.74%
19 BAY Do 0.55%
20 BAY Huynh 0.55%