First Name PER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PER is ranked as the 6206th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,755.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.55 people named PER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 90% 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 PER is 321.

First Names PER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,755 +/-8.5%
  • National Rank 6,206
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 321
  • National Rank 17,963
  • Percentile Rank 80.58%
  • Proportion/100k 0.10

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PER is 89.3% White, 2.6% Hispanic origin, 4.0% Black, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% 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 PER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PER is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Norwegian masculine given name - SSB Data
  • Danish masculine given name
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Norwegian masculine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Swedish masculine given name

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 89.3% 63.9% 25.4%
Hispanic origin 2.6% 16.3% -13.7%
Black 4.0% 12.3% -8.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.8% -0.6%
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 PER is California where 370 people have this name.
  • Washington is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PER, as 2.56 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Washington 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 35 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 53 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names PER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 49 0.38 86.1% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 2 0.08 36.9% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 34 0.34 89.8% Minnesota 62 1.14 92.2% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 22 0.19 78.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 31 0.54 88.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 49 0.38 86.1%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 2 0.08 36.9%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 34 0.34 89.8%
Minnesota 62 1.14 92.2%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 78.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 31 0.54 88.0%
West State Statistics First-Names PER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 44.8% Arizona 34 0.5 78.2% California 370 0.95 96.0% Colorado 41 0.76 82.8% Hawaii 24 1.7 79.4% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 10 0.47 43.0% Oregon 29 0.74 77.9% Utah 25 0.84 73.2% Washington 181 2.56 95.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 44.8%
Arizona 34 0.5 78.2%
California 370 0.95 96.0%
Colorado 41 0.76 82.8%
Hawaii 24 1.7 79.4%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 10 0.47 43.0%
Oregon 29 0.74 77.9%
Utah 25 0.84 73.2%
Washington 181 2.56 95.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names PER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 40.7% Maine 20 1.53 67.4% Massachusetts 36 0.54 77.3% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 52 0.58 83.5% New York 125 0.63 93.8% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 40.7%
Maine 20 1.53 67.4%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 77.3%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 52 0.58 83.5%
New York 125 0.63 93.8%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names PER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 41.8% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 42.6% Florida 147 0.74 95.3% Georgia 13 0.13 66.5% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 23 0.38 80.8% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 54 0.55 91.4% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 12 0.26 67.1% Tennessee 0 0 0.0% Texas 111 0.41 93.5% Virginia 20 0.24 75.3% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name PER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 41.8%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 42.6%
Florida 147 0.74 95.3%
Georgia 13 0.13 66.5%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 23 0.38 80.8%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 54 0.55 91.4%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 12 0.26 67.1%
Tennessee 0 0 0.0%
Texas 111 0.41 93.5%
Virginia 20 0.24 75.3%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with PER as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is PER Anderson. 1.06% of all the people named PER have this family name.

There are 316 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 PER Anderson 1.06%
2 PER Berg 1.06%
3 PER Jensen 1.06%
4 PER Larsson 1.06%
5 PER Dahl 0.79%
6 PER Halvorsen 0.79%
7 PER Jacobsen 0.79%
8 PER Johansson 0.79%
9 PER Larsen 0.79%
10 PER Moberg 0.79%
11 PER Nelson 0.79%
12 PER Nielsen 0.79%
13 PER Nilsen 0.79%
14 PER Andersson 0.53%
15 PER Andresen 0.53%
16 PER Brautaset 0.53%
17 PER Christensen 0.53%
18 PER Ekstrom 0.53%
19 PER Engstrom 0.53%
20 PER Evensen 0.53%