First Name BESSY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BESSY is ranked as the 7997th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,175.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.37 people named BESSY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 96% 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 BESSY is 221.
  • The SSA data also shows that BESSY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names BESSY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,175 +/-10.3%
  • National Rank 7,997
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 221
  • National Rank 22,034
  • Percentile Rank 76.17%
  • Proportion/100k 0.07

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BESSY is 31.5% White, 58.6% Hispanic origin, 5.1% Black, 3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 BESSY have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BESSY is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 31.5% 63.9% -32.4%
Hispanic origin 58.6% 16.3% 42.3%
Black 5.1% 12.3% -7.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.0% 4.9% -1.9%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BESSY is California where 232 people have this name.
  • New Jersey is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BESSY, as 1.4 in every 100,000 New Jerseyans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • New Jersey 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 87 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 205 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BESSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 43 0.34 83.9% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 5 0.16 53.0% Kansas 7 0.24 5.6% Michigan 7 0.07 66.8% Minnesota 3 0.05 4.8% Missouri 13 0.44 58.3% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 55.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 3 0.04 4.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BESSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 43 0.34 83.9%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 5 0.16 53.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 5.6%
Michigan 7 0.07 66.8%
Minnesota 3 0.05 4.8%
Missouri 13 0.44 58.3%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 55.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 3 0.04 4.9%
West State Statistics First-Names BESSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 6.2% California 232 0.6 94.7% Colorado 27 0.5 75.5% Hawaii 6 0.42 4.6% Idaho 16 0.96 55.1% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 71.7% New Mexico 10 0.47 6.4% Oregon 7 0.18 6.1% Utah 33 1.13 74.8% Washington 7 0.1 53.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BESSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 6.2%
California 232 0.6 94.7%
Colorado 27 0.5 75.5%
Hawaii 6 0.42 4.6%
Idaho 16 0.96 55.1%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 71.7%
New Mexico 10 0.47 6.4%
Oregon 7 0.18 6.1%
Utah 33 1.13 74.8%
Washington 7 0.1 53.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BESSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 73.6% Maine 10 0.77 5.4% Massachusetts 12 0.18 5.8% New Hampshire 9 0.7 6.0% New Jersey 125 1.4 90.7% New York 98 0.49 92.6% Pennsylvania 27 0.21 80.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BESSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 73.6%
Maine 10 0.77 5.4%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 5.8%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 6.0%
New Jersey 125 1.4 90.7%
New York 98 0.49 92.6%
Pennsylvania 27 0.21 80.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names BESSY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 19 0.65 70.5% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 5.9% Florida 115 0.58 94.5% Georgia 13 0.13 56.5% Kentucky 6 0.15 5.9% Louisiana 13 0.29 57.7% Maryland 46 0.77 87.3% Mississippi 13 0.44 58.3% North Carolina 32 0.32 87.4% Oklahoma 21 0.55 70.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 15 0.24 70.7% Texas 124 0.46 93.9% Virginia 52 0.63 86.5% West Virginia 9 0.49 6.7%

South States
State stats for the first name BESSY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 19 0.65 70.5%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 5.9%
Florida 115 0.58 94.5%
Georgia 13 0.13 56.5%
Kentucky 6 0.15 5.9%
Louisiana 13 0.29 57.7%
Maryland 46 0.77 87.3%
Mississippi 13 0.44 58.3%
North Carolina 32 0.32 87.4%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 70.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 15 0.24 70.7%
Texas 124 0.46 93.9%
Virginia 52 0.63 86.5%
West Virginia 9 0.49 6.7%
 

Full Names with BESSY as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is BESSY Martinez. 3.56% of all the people named BESSY have this family name.

There are 201 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BESSY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BESSY Martinez 3.56%
2 BESSY Mejia 2.37%
3 BESSY Rodriguez 1.98%
4 BESSY Hernandez 1.58%
5 BESSY Lopez 1.58%
6 BESSY Cruz 1.19%
7 BESSY Diaz 1.19%
8 BESSY Garcia 1.19%
9 BESSY Herrera 1.19%
10 BESSY Jimenez 1.19%
11 BESSY Morales 1.19%
12 BESSY Umana 1.19%
13 BESSY Acosta 0.79%
14 BESSY Aviles 0.79%
15 BESSY Davis 0.79%
16 BESSY Funez 0.79%
17 BESSY Gonzalez 0.79%
18 BESSY Gudiel 0.79%
19 BESSY Hutson 0.79%
20 BESSY Linares 0.79%