First Name WAI

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WAI is ranked as the 1603rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 16,029.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.03 people named WAI for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 89% 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 WAI is 253.
  • The SSA data also shows that WAI is used as a boy's name 68% of the time.

First Names WAI
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 16,029 +/-2.8%
  • National Rank 1,603
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 253
  • National Rank 20,534
  • Percentile Rank 77.79%
  • Proportion/100k 0.08

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WAI is 12.8% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 2.5% Black, 79.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.0% Two or More Races, and 0.3% 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 WAI 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 WAI is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 12.8% 63.9% -51.1%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 2.5% 12.3% -9.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 79.2% 4.9% 74.3%
Two or more races 3.0% 1.8% 1.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WAI is California where 7,073 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WAI, as 19.51 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 278 2.16 95.3% Indiana 44 0.67 86.5% Iowa 25 0.8 86.2% Kansas 7 0.24 53.5% Michigan 145 1.46 96.1% Minnesota 72 1.33 92.9% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 7 0.35 53.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 77 0.66 90.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 41 0.72 89.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 278 2.16 95.3%
Indiana 44 0.67 86.5%
Iowa 25 0.8 86.2%
Kansas 7 0.24 53.5%
Michigan 145 1.46 96.1%
Minnesota 72 1.33 92.9%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 7 0.35 53.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 77 0.66 90.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 41 0.72 89.9%
West State Statistics First-Names WAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 55.6% Arizona 76 1.13 87.0% California 7,073 18.23 99.4% Colorado 41 0.76 83.2% Hawaii 277 19.51 96.1% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 110 3.88 90.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 132 3.31 91.2% Utah 8 0.28 53.3% Washington 550 7.79 97.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 55.6%
Arizona 76 1.13 87.0%
California 7,073 18.23 99.4%
Colorado 41 0.76 83.2%
Hawaii 277 19.51 96.1%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 110 3.88 90.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 132 3.31 91.2%
Utah 8 0.28 53.3%
Washington 550 7.79 97.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 79.1% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 134 1.98 91.1% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 219 2.45 93.9% New York 3,693 18.7 99.3% Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 51.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 79.1%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 134 1.98 91.1%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 219 2.45 93.9%
New York 3,693 18.7 99.3%
Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 51.9%
South State Statistics First-Names WAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 29 0.59 83.2% Arkansas 13 0.43 69.4% Delaware 7 0.76 73.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 59.2% Florida 509 2.56 97.9% Georgia 127 1.25 93.5% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 13 0.29 70.5% Maryland 183 3.06 95.2% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 77 0.77 93.2% Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.4% South Carolina 31 0.64 83.1% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.8% Texas 695 2.58 97.8% Virginia 164 1.97 94.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 29 0.59 83.2%
Arkansas 13 0.43 69.4%
Delaware 7 0.76 73.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 59.2%
Florida 509 2.56 97.9%
Georgia 127 1.25 93.5%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 13 0.29 70.5%
Maryland 183 3.06 95.2%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 77 0.77 93.2%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.4%
South Carolina 31 0.64 83.1%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.8%
Texas 695 2.58 97.8%
Virginia 164 1.97 94.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WAI as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is WAI Wong. 8.60% of all the people named WAI have this family name.

There are 510 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WAI

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WAI Wong 8.60%
2 WAI Chan 8.05%
3 WAI Lee 5.50%
4 WAI Lau 3.33%
5 WAI Lam 3.01%
6 WAI Cheung 2.38%
7 WAI Leung 2.23%
8 WAI Ho 2.20%
9 WAI Chu 1.77%
10 WAI Tam 1.56%
11 WAI Yu 1.45%
12 WAI Yip 1.30%
13 WAI Cheng 1.19%
14 WAI Tang 1.13%
15 WAI Fung 1.07%
16 WAI Fong 1.01%
17 WAI Chin 0.98%
18 WAI Chiu 0.98%
19 WAI Lai 0.98%
20 WAI Li 0.98%