Last Name BLUE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BLUE is ranked as the 1187th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 32,898.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 10.32 people named BLUE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BLUE is 26,474, the rank is 1,461 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BLUE is 8.31.

Last Names BLUE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 32,898 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,187
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 26,474
  • National Rank 1,461
  • Proportion/100k 8.31

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BLUE is 47.9% White, 1.3% Hispanic origin, 44.8% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% Two or More Races, and 3.2% 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 BLUE have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BLUE is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 47.9% 63.9% -16.0%
Hispanic origin 1.3% 16.3% -15.0%
Black 44.8% 12.3% 32.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 3.2% 0.7% 2.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BLUE is California where 3,088 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BLUE, as 31.05 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • North Carolina 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 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BLUE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,311 10.18 99.4% Indiana 764 11.58 98.8% Iowa 234 7.53 97.4% Kansas 471 16.22 98.5% Michigan 1,012 10.22 99.4% Minnesota 471 8.63 98.9% Missouri 685 22.87 97.9% Nebraska 223 11.87 97.5% North Dakota 24 3.26 63.3% Ohio 1,262 10.88 99.3% South Dakota 195 22.8 97.8% Wisconsin 354 6.16 98.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BLUE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,311 10.18 99.4%
Indiana 764 11.58 98.8%
Iowa 234 7.53 97.4%
Kansas 471 16.22 98.5%
Michigan 1,012 10.22 99.4%
Minnesota 471 8.63 98.9%
Missouri 685 22.87 97.9%
Nebraska 223 11.87 97.5%
North Dakota 24 3.26 63.3%
Ohio 1,262 10.88 99.3%
South Dakota 195 22.8 97.8%
Wisconsin 354 6.16 98.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names BLUE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 457 6.79 98.5% California 3,088 7.96 99.6% Colorado 540 10.09 98.9% Hawaii 102 7.21 95.4% Idaho 117 7.17 94.4% Montana 47 4.6 87.4% Nevada 266 9.37 98.0% New Mexico 236 11.33 97.1% Oregon 358 9.02 98.3% Utah 166 5.63 93.6% Washington 941 13.33 99.4% Wyoming 28 4.79 74.4%

West States
State stats for the first name BLUE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 457 6.79 98.5%
California 3,088 7.96 99.6%
Colorado 540 10.09 98.9%
Hawaii 102 7.21 95.4%
Idaho 117 7.17 94.4%
Montana 47 4.6 87.4%
Nevada 266 9.37 98.0%
New Mexico 236 11.33 97.1%
Oregon 358 9.02 98.3%
Utah 166 5.63 93.6%
Washington 941 13.33 99.4%
Wyoming 28 4.79 74.4%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BLUE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 319 8.88 98.4% Maine 92 6.89 90.5% Massachusetts 377 5.59 97.5% New Hampshire 103 7.75 93.8% New Jersey 855 9.56 99.2% New York 1,058 5.36 99.2% Pennsylvania 856 6.7 99.0% Rhode Island 64 6.05 89.8% Vermont 20 3.13 82.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BLUE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 319 8.88 98.4%
Maine 92 6.89 90.5%
Massachusetts 377 5.59 97.5%
New Hampshire 103 7.75 93.8%
New Jersey 855 9.56 99.2%
New York 1,058 5.36 99.2%
Pennsylvania 856 6.7 99.0%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 89.8%
Vermont 20 3.13 82.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names BLUE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 752 15.52 98.0% Arkansas 288 9.72 96.5% Delaware 92 9.88 97.1% Dist. of Columbia 160 24.32 97.7% Florida 2,289 11.51 99.7% Georgia 1,210 11.98 99.0% Kentucky 344 7.78 96.2% Louisiana 536 11.53 97.6% Maryland 846 14.16 99.3% Mississippi 685 22.87 97.9% North Carolina 3,087 31.05 99.7% Oklahoma 598 15.43 98.3% South Carolina 604 12.51 98.3% Tennessee 635 9.69 98.2% Texas 2,199 8.16 99.3% Virginia 648 7.78 98.6% West Virginia 127 6.88 91.2%

South States
State stats for the first name BLUE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 752 15.52 98.0%
Arkansas 288 9.72 96.5%
Delaware 92 9.88 97.1%
Dist. of Columbia 160 24.32 97.7%
Florida 2,289 11.51 99.7%
Georgia 1,210 11.98 99.0%
Kentucky 344 7.78 96.2%
Louisiana 536 11.53 97.6%
Maryland 846 14.16 99.3%
Mississippi 685 22.87 97.9%
North Carolina 3,087 31.05 99.7%
Oklahoma 598 15.43 98.3%
South Carolina 604 12.51 98.3%
Tennessee 635 9.69 98.2%
Texas 2,199 8.16 99.3%
Virginia 648 7.78 98.6%
West Virginia 127 6.88 91.2%
 

Full Names with BLUE as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BLUE as a last 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 BLUE.

The most popular full name is James BLUE. 1.93% of all the people named BLUE have this given name.

There are 1981 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BLUE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James BLUE 1.93%
2 Robert BLUE 1.54%
3 John BLUE 1.45%
4 David BLUE 1.28%
5 Mary BLUE 1.24%
6 William BLUE 1.07%
7 Michael BLUE 1.06%
8 Charles BLUE 1.02%
9 Barbara BLUE 0.90%
10 Richard BLUE 0.85%
11 Linda BLUE 0.69%
12 Donald BLUE 0.62%
13 Thomas BLUE 0.62%
14 Betty BLUE 0.59%
15 Daniel BLUE 0.52%
16 Donna BLUE 0.51%
17 Patricia BLUE 0.51%
18 Larry BLUE 0.49%
19 Deborah BLUE 0.47%
20 Dorothy BLUE 0.45%