First Name BESS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BESS is ranked as the 2487th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,411.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.32 people named BESS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 37% 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 BESS is 1,662.
  • The SSA data also shows that BESS is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names BESS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,411 +/-4.1%
  • National Rank 2,487
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,662
  • National Rank 6,364
  • Percentile Rank 93.12%
  • Proportion/100k 0.52

More Statistics Click on images to see more Tap on images to see more

 

Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BESS is 78.8% White, 3.7% Hispanic origin, 12.8% Black, 2.5% 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 BESS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.8% 63.9% 14.9%
Hispanic origin 3.7% 16.3% -12.6%
Black 12.8% 12.3% 0.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
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 BESS is California where 816 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BESS, as 6.38 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • South 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 12 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 39 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 377 2.93 96.1% Indiana 115 1.75 92.1% Iowa 30 0.96 87.0% Kansas 56 1.94 84.2% Michigan 135 1.36 95.9% Minnesota 49 0.9 90.9% Missouri 160 5.33 92.9% Nebraska 92 4.89 87.8% North Dakota 8 1.09 5.8% Ohio 296 2.56 95.5% South Dakota 9 1.04 6.0% Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 377 2.93 96.1%
Indiana 115 1.75 92.1%
Iowa 30 0.96 87.0%
Kansas 56 1.94 84.2%
Michigan 135 1.36 95.9%
Minnesota 49 0.9 90.9%
Missouri 160 5.33 92.9%
Nebraska 92 4.89 87.8%
North Dakota 8 1.09 5.8%
Ohio 296 2.56 95.5%
South Dakota 9 1.04 6.0%
Wisconsin 49 0.85 90.6%
West State Statistics First-Names BESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 58.8% Arizona 279 4.15 93.7% California 816 2.1 97.6% Colorado 176 3.28 92.7% Hawaii 18 1.27 71.3% Idaho 47 2.87 80.5% Montana 16 1.53 54.9% Nevada 64 2.26 85.1% New Mexico 89 4.25 85.2% Oregon 80 2.02 87.6% Utah 41 1.41 78.4% Washington 116 1.64 93.8% Wyoming 19 3.19 55.4%

West States
State stats for the first name BESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 58.8%
Arizona 279 4.15 93.7%
California 816 2.1 97.6%
Colorado 176 3.28 92.7%
Hawaii 18 1.27 71.3%
Idaho 47 2.87 80.5%
Montana 16 1.53 54.9%
Nevada 64 2.26 85.1%
New Mexico 89 4.25 85.2%
Oregon 80 2.02 87.6%
Utah 41 1.41 78.4%
Washington 116 1.64 93.8%
Wyoming 19 3.19 55.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 86 2.4 89.7% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 85 1.26 86.9% New Hampshire 28 2.11 72.6% New Jersey 125 1.4 90.7% New York 351 1.78 96.8% Pennsylvania 218 1.71 94.9% Rhode Island 18 1.73 61.5% Vermont 16 2.5 74.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 86 2.4 89.7%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 86.9%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 72.6%
New Jersey 125 1.4 90.7%
New York 351 1.78 96.8%
Pennsylvania 218 1.71 94.9%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 61.5%
Vermont 16 2.5 74.5%
South State Statistics First-Names BESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 230 4.74 94.8% Arkansas 147 4.97 92.2% Delaware 18 1.9 83.4% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 76.9% Florida 394 1.98 97.5% Georgia 475 4.7 97.0% Kentucky 78 1.76 88.5% Louisiana 134 2.88 92.1% Maryland 154 2.58 94.6% Mississippi 160 5.33 92.9% North Carolina 249 2.5 96.6% Oklahoma 128 3.31 90.9% South Carolina 308 6.38 95.4% Tennessee 253 3.86 95.4% Texas 735 2.73 97.9% Virginia 223 2.67 94.9% West Virginia 82 4.42 84.6%

South States
State stats for the first name BESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 230 4.74 94.8%
Arkansas 147 4.97 92.2%
Delaware 18 1.9 83.4%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 76.9%
Florida 394 1.98 97.5%
Georgia 475 4.7 97.0%
Kentucky 78 1.76 88.5%
Louisiana 134 2.88 92.1%
Maryland 154 2.58 94.6%
Mississippi 160 5.33 92.9%
North Carolina 249 2.5 96.6%
Oklahoma 128 3.31 90.9%
South Carolina 308 6.38 95.4%
Tennessee 253 3.86 95.4%
Texas 735 2.73 97.9%
Virginia 223 2.67 94.9%
West Virginia 82 4.42 84.6%
 

Full Names with BESS as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is BESS Smith. 0.94% of all the people named BESS have this family name.

There are 1273 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BESS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BESS Smith 0.94%
2 BESS Brown 0.56%
3 BESS Williams 0.56%
4 BESS Davis 0.50%
5 BESS Jones 0.50%
6 BESS Miller 0.50%
7 BESS Wilson 0.50%
8 BESS Hall 0.44%
9 BESS Johnson 0.44%
10 BESS King 0.44%
11 BESS Anderson 0.38%
12 BESS Martin 0.38%
13 BESS Scott 0.38%
14 BESS Walker 0.38%
15 BESS Andrews 0.31%
16 BESS Kelly 0.31%
17 BESS Long 0.31%
18 BESS White 0.31%
19 BESS Cook 0.25%
20 BESS Fung 0.25%