First Name LESSIE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LESSIE is ranked as the 2674th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,645.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.08 people named LESSIE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% 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 LESSIE is 4,784.
  • The SSA data also shows that LESSIE is used as a girl's name 92% of the time.

First Names LESSIE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,645 +/-4.3%
  • National Rank 2,674
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,784
  • National Rank 3,245
  • Percentile Rank 96.49%
  • Proportion/100k 1.50

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LESSIE is 69.3% White, 2.6% Hispanic origin, 24.8% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.8% 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 LESSIE have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.3% 63.9% 5.4%
Hispanic origin 2.6% 16.3% -13.7%
Black 24.8% 12.3% 12.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LESSIE is Texas where 755 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LESSIE, as 12.43 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • Mississippi 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 27 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LESSIE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 229 1.78 94.8% Indiana 77 1.17 90.1% Iowa 5 0.16 59.7% Kansas 28 0.97 77.4% Michigan 147 1.48 96.1% Minnesota 5 0.09 60.5% Missouri 372 12.43 95.5% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 159 1.37 93.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LESSIE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 229 1.78 94.8%
Indiana 77 1.17 90.1%
Iowa 5 0.16 59.7%
Kansas 28 0.97 77.4%
Michigan 147 1.48 96.1%
Minnesota 5 0.09 60.5%
Missouri 372 12.43 95.5%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 159 1.37 93.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.6%
West State Statistics First-Names LESSIE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 77.5% California 375 0.97 96.0% Colorado 54 1.01 85.4% Hawaii 12 0.85 63.4% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 37 1.29 79.1% New Mexico 10 0.47 33.5% Oregon 15 0.37 63.5% Utah 8 0.28 33.9% Washington 25 0.36 83.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name LESSIE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 77.5%
California 375 0.97 96.0%
Colorado 54 1.01 85.4%
Hawaii 12 0.85 63.4%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 37 1.29 79.1%
New Mexico 10 0.47 33.5%
Oregon 15 0.37 63.5%
Utah 8 0.28 33.9%
Washington 25 0.36 83.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LESSIE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 66.0% Maine 10 0.77 31.2% Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.1% New Hampshire 9 0.7 32.2% New Jersey 31 0.35 74.8% New York 121 0.61 93.7% Pennsylvania 120 0.94 92.7% Rhode Island 9 0.86 32.8% Vermont 4 0.63 31.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LESSIE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 66.0%
Maine 10 0.77 31.2%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.1%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 32.2%
New Jersey 31 0.35 74.8%
New York 121 0.61 93.7%
Pennsylvania 120 0.94 92.7%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 32.8%
Vermont 4 0.63 31.2%
South State Statistics First-Names LESSIE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 339 6.99 95.9% Arkansas 83 2.81 89.5% Delaware 7 0.76 66.8% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 79.8% Florida 559 2.81 98.0% Georgia 500 4.95 97.1% Kentucky 58 1.32 87.1% Louisiana 355 7.64 95.4% Maryland 131 2.2 94.1% Mississippi 372 12.43 95.5% North Carolina 727 7.31 98.1% Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.2% South Carolina 296 6.13 95.3% Tennessee 212 3.23 95.0% Texas 755 2.8 97.9% Virginia 209 2.52 94.8% West Virginia 118 6.39 87.6%

South States
State stats for the first name LESSIE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 339 6.99 95.9%
Arkansas 83 2.81 89.5%
Delaware 7 0.76 66.8%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 79.8%
Florida 559 2.81 98.0%
Georgia 500 4.95 97.1%
Kentucky 58 1.32 87.1%
Louisiana 355 7.64 95.4%
Maryland 131 2.2 94.1%
Mississippi 372 12.43 95.5%
North Carolina 727 7.31 98.1%
Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.2%
South Carolina 296 6.13 95.3%
Tennessee 212 3.23 95.0%
Texas 755 2.8 97.9%
Virginia 209 2.52 94.8%
West Virginia 118 6.39 87.6%
 

Full Names with LESSIE as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is LESSIE Williams. 2.10% of all the people named LESSIE have this family name.

There are 904 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LESSIE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LESSIE Williams 2.10%
2 LESSIE Johnson 1.75%
3 LESSIE Smith 1.75%
4 LESSIE Jones 1.33%
5 LESSIE Brown 0.98%
6 LESSIE White 0.98%
7 LESSIE Thompson 0.77%
8 LESSIE Jackson 0.70%
9 LESSIE Robinson 0.70%
10 LESSIE Taylor 0.63%
11 LESSIE Thomas 0.63%
12 LESSIE Baker 0.56%
13 LESSIE Hall 0.56%
14 LESSIE Harris 0.56%
15 LESSIE Anderson 0.49%
16 LESSIE Carter 0.49%
17 LESSIE Scott 0.49%
18 LESSIE Washington 0.49%
19 LESSIE Wilson 0.49%
20 LESSIE Green 0.42%