First Name LIN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LIN is ranked as the 1466th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 18,494.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.8 people named LIN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 81% 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 LIN is 1,426.
  • The SSA data also shows that LIN is used as a girl's name 55% of the time.

First Names LIN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 18,494 +/-2.6%
  • National Rank 1,466
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,426
  • National Rank 7,079
  • Percentile Rank 92.35%
  • Proportion/100k 0.45

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LIN is 41.0% White, 2.7% Hispanic origin, 6.5% Black, 47.4% 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 LIN 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 LIN is included in the following name categories:
  • Chinese Common surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Chinese surname

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 41.0% 63.9% -22.9%
Hispanic origin 2.7% 16.3% -13.6%
Black 6.5% 12.3% -5.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 47.4% 4.9% 42.5%
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 LIN is California where 5,654 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LIN, as 14.57 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California 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 44 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 637 4.94 97.1% Indiana 165 2.5 93.5% Iowa 100 3.2 93.5% Kansas 127 4.36 90.4% Michigan 328 3.31 97.6% Minnesota 176 3.22 95.7% Missouri 66 2.22 88.6% Nebraska 46 2.44 83.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 362 3.12 96.0% South Dakota 27 3.11 70.1% Wisconsin 114 1.98 94.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 637 4.94 97.1%
Indiana 165 2.5 93.5%
Iowa 100 3.2 93.5%
Kansas 127 4.36 90.4%
Michigan 328 3.31 97.6%
Minnesota 176 3.22 95.7%
Missouri 66 2.22 88.6%
Nebraska 46 2.44 83.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 362 3.12 96.0%
South Dakota 27 3.11 70.1%
Wisconsin 114 1.98 94.2%
West State Statistics First-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 73.5% Arizona 313 4.65 94.1% California 5,654 14.57 99.3% Colorado 257 4.79 94.1% Hawaii 138 9.75 93.4% Idaho 70 4.3 85.3% Montana 16 1.53 62.1% Nevada 248 8.72 93.7% New Mexico 59 2.83 82.1% Oregon 190 4.78 92.7% Utah 166 5.63 91.0% Washington 554 7.84 97.6% Wyoming 9 1.6 36.3%

West States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 73.5%
Arizona 313 4.65 94.1%
California 5,654 14.57 99.3%
Colorado 257 4.79 94.1%
Hawaii 138 9.75 93.4%
Idaho 70 4.3 85.3%
Montana 16 1.53 62.1%
Nevada 248 8.72 93.7%
New Mexico 59 2.83 82.1%
Oregon 190 4.78 92.7%
Utah 166 5.63 91.0%
Washington 554 7.84 97.6%
Wyoming 9 1.6 36.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 224 6.24 94.6% Maine 41 3.06 78.2% Massachusetts 547 8.11 96.3% New Hampshire 84 6.34 87.3% New Jersey 438 4.9 96.2% New York 1,675 8.48 98.8% Pennsylvania 540 4.22 97.0% Rhode Island 55 5.18 85.8% Vermont 24 3.75 81.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 224 6.24 94.6%
Maine 41 3.06 78.2%
Massachusetts 547 8.11 96.3%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 87.3%
New Jersey 438 4.9 96.2%
New York 1,675 8.48 98.8%
Pennsylvania 540 4.22 97.0%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 85.8%
Vermont 24 3.75 81.1%
South State Statistics First-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 103 2.13 91.9% Arkansas 103 3.46 90.6% Delaware 64 6.84 92.9% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.5% Florida 733 3.68 98.3% Georgia 355 3.51 96.4% Kentucky 91 2.06 89.7% Louisiana 114 2.45 91.5% Maryland 492 8.23 97.4% Mississippi 66 2.22 88.6% North Carolina 418 4.2 97.5% Oklahoma 292 7.53 94.3% South Carolina 154 3.19 93.1% Tennessee 186 2.84 94.6% Texas 1,437 5.33 98.6% Virginia 426 5.11 96.6% West Virginia 27 1.47 72.7%

South States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 103 2.13 91.9%
Arkansas 103 3.46 90.6%
Delaware 64 6.84 92.9%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.5%
Florida 733 3.68 98.3%
Georgia 355 3.51 96.4%
Kentucky 91 2.06 89.7%
Louisiana 114 2.45 91.5%
Maryland 492 8.23 97.4%
Mississippi 66 2.22 88.6%
North Carolina 418 4.2 97.5%
Oklahoma 292 7.53 94.3%
South Carolina 154 3.19 93.1%
Tennessee 186 2.84 94.6%
Texas 1,437 5.33 98.6%
Virginia 426 5.11 96.6%
West Virginia 27 1.47 72.7%
 

Full Names with LIN as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is LIN Wang. 3.01% of all the people named LIN have this family name.

There are 1851 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LIN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LIN Wang 3.01%
2 LIN Chen 2.86%
3 LIN Li 1.63%
4 LIN Wu 1.48%
5 LIN Zhang 1.41%
6 LIN Huang 1.38%
7 LIN Lee 1.36%
8 LIN Yang 1.23%
9 LIN Nguyen 1.15%
10 LIN Liu 1.13%
11 LIN Wong 0.88%
12 LIN Chang 0.78%
13 LIN Chan 0.70%
14 LIN Tran 0.68%
15 LIN Hsu 0.60%
16 LIN Yu 0.60%
17 LIN Zhou 0.60%
18 LIN Wei 0.55%
19 LIN Tang 0.53%
20 LIN Feng 0.48%