First Name BESTY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BESTY is ranked as the 9209th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 947.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.3 people named BESTY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first 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 BESTY is 48.
  • The SSA data also shows that BESTY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names BESTY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 947 +/-11.5%
  • National Rank 9,209
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 48
  • National Rank 42,684
  • Percentile Rank 53.84%
  • Proportion/100k 0.02

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BESTY is 79.2% White, 3.3% Hispanic origin, 14.3% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 BESTY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BESTY is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.2% 63.9% 15.3%
Hispanic origin 3.3% 16.3% -13.0%
Black 14.3% 12.3% 2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
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 BESTY is Pennsylvania where 82 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BESTY, as 1.15 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • South 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 57 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 114 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BESTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 82.0% Indiana 11 0.17 56.9% Iowa 2 0.08 4.6% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 17 0.17 83.0% Minnesota 10 0.19 75.0% Missouri 13 0.44 58.3% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 71 0.62 89.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BESTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 82.0%
Indiana 11 0.17 56.9%
Iowa 2 0.08 4.6%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 17 0.17 83.0%
Minnesota 10 0.19 75.0%
Missouri 13 0.44 58.3%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 71 0.62 89.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.1%
West State Statistics First-Names BESTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 42 0.63 79.3% California 38 0.1 82.5% Colorado 27 0.5 75.5% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 22 0.55 69.5% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 11 0.15 68.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BESTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 42 0.63 79.3%
California 38 0.1 82.5%
Colorado 27 0.5 75.5%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 22 0.55 69.5%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 11 0.15 68.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BESTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 9 0.7 6.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 43 0.22 87.2% Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 5.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BESTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 6.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 43 0.22 87.2%
Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 5.3%
South State Statistics First-Names BESTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 77.5% Arkansas 13 0.43 57.1% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 50 0.25 90.4% Georgia 32 0.31 81.4% Kentucky 39 0.88 82.5% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 17 0.29 72.2% Mississippi 13 0.44 58.3% North Carolina 80 0.8 93.2% Oklahoma 21 0.55 70.0% South Carolina 56 1.15 87.4% Tennessee 67 1.02 90.2% Texas 27 0.1 83.0% Virginia 52 0.63 86.5% West Virginia 9 0.49 6.7%

South States
State stats for the first name BESTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 77.5%
Arkansas 13 0.43 57.1%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 50 0.25 90.4%
Georgia 32 0.31 81.4%
Kentucky 39 0.88 82.5%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 17 0.29 72.2%
Mississippi 13 0.44 58.3%
North Carolina 80 0.8 93.2%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 70.0%
South Carolina 56 1.15 87.4%
Tennessee 67 1.02 90.2%
Texas 27 0.1 83.0%
Virginia 52 0.63 86.5%
West Virginia 9 0.49 6.7%
 

Full Names with BESTY as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is BESTY Smith. 2.94% of all the people named BESTY have this family name.

There are 189 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BESTY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BESTY Smith 2.94%
2 BESTY Phillips 1.47%
3 BESTY White 1.47%
4 BESTY Allen 0.98%
5 BESTY Anderson 0.98%
6 BESTY Mccarthy 0.98%
7 BESTY Price 0.98%
8 BESTY Ross 0.98%
9 BESTY Wells 0.98%
10 BESTY Accardi 0.49%
11 BESTY Askins 0.49%
12 BESTY Baker 0.49%
13 BESTY Barker 0.49%
14 BESTY Beatty 0.49%
15 BESTY Beaty 0.49%
16 BESTY Bennett 0.49%
17 BESTY Bernard 0.49%
18 BESTY Blatz 0.49%
19 BESTY Block 0.49%
20 BESTY Blue 0.49%