First Name WEST

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WEST is ranked as the 7351st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,347.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.42 people named WEST for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% 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 WEST is 1,511.

First Names WEST
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,347 +/-9.7%
  • National Rank 7,351
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,511
  • National Rank 6,794
  • Percentile Rank 92.65%
  • Proportion/100k 0.47

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WEST is 75.2% White, 2.0% Hispanic origin, 19.3% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% 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 WEST have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WEST is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.2% 63.9% 11.3%
Hispanic origin 2.0% 16.3% -14.3%
Black 19.3% 12.3% 7.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WEST is Texas where 144 people have this name.
  • Tennessee is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WEST, as 1.26 in every 100,000 Tennesseans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • Tennessee 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 78 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Indiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 178 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 31 0.24 81.7% Indiana 5 0.08 53.6% Iowa 5 0.16 66.1% Kansas 7 0.24 53.8% Michigan 22 0.22 86.5% Minnesota 10 0.19 78.4% Missouri 33 1.11 83.1% Nebraska 13 0.7 67.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 75.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 8 0.13 73.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 31 0.24 81.7%
Indiana 5 0.08 53.6%
Iowa 5 0.16 66.1%
Kansas 7 0.24 53.8%
Michigan 22 0.22 86.5%
Minnesota 10 0.19 78.4%
Missouri 33 1.11 83.1%
Nebraska 13 0.7 67.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 75.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 8 0.13 73.7%
West State Statistics First-Names WEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 75.0% California 90 0.23 90.5% Colorado 20 0.38 74.9% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 52.4% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 10 0.47 53.5% Oregon 22 0.55 74.7% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 18 0.26 80.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 75.0%
California 90 0.23 90.5%
Colorado 20 0.38 74.9%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 52.4%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 10 0.47 53.5%
Oregon 22 0.55 74.7%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 18 0.26 80.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 21 0.23 70.5% New York 70 0.36 91.1% Pennsylvania 44 0.34 86.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 52.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 21 0.23 70.5%
New York 70 0.36 91.1%
Pennsylvania 44 0.34 86.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 52.2%
South State Statistics First-Names WEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 29 0.59 83.2% Arkansas 26 0.86 79.6% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 109 0.55 94.4% Georgia 82 0.82 91.3% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 54.6% Maryland 17 0.29 77.7% Mississippi 33 1.11 83.1% North Carolina 124 1.25 95.0% Oklahoma 28 0.73 79.3% South Carolina 31 0.64 83.1% Tennessee 83 1.26 91.6% Texas 144 0.54 94.5% Virginia 79 0.94 90.4% West Virginia 9 0.49 54.9%

South States
State stats for the first name WEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 29 0.59 83.2%
Arkansas 26 0.86 79.6%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 109 0.55 94.4%
Georgia 82 0.82 91.3%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 54.6%
Maryland 17 0.29 77.7%
Mississippi 33 1.11 83.1%
North Carolina 124 1.25 95.0%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 79.3%
South Carolina 31 0.64 83.1%
Tennessee 83 1.26 91.6%
Texas 144 0.54 94.5%
Virginia 79 0.94 90.4%
West Virginia 9 0.49 54.9%
 

Full Names with WEST as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is WEST Reed. 2.76% of all the people named WEST have this family name.

There are 209 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WEST

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WEST Reed 2.76%
2 WEST Wilson 2.76%
3 WEST Davis 2.07%
4 WEST Anderson 1.72%
5 WEST Smith 1.72%
6 WEST Walker 1.72%
7 WEST Williams 1.72%
8 WEST Gibson 1.38%
9 WEST Gray 1.38%
10 WEST Jones 1.38%
11 WEST Knox 1.38%
12 WEST Atwell 1.03%
13 WEST Dawson 1.03%
14 WEST Johnson 1.03%
15 WEST Miller 1.03%
16 WEST Montgomery 1.03%
17 WEST Park 1.03%
18 WEST Ward 1.03%
19 WEST Bailey 0.69%
20 WEST Burke 0.69%