First Name DORCAS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DORCAS is ranked as the 2345th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,181.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.57 people named DORCAS 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 DORCAS is 4,029.
  • The SSA data also shows that DORCAS is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names DORCAS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,181 +/-3.9%
  • National Rank 2,345
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,029
  • National Rank 3,591
  • Percentile Rank 96.12%
  • Proportion/100k 1.26

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DORCAS is 71.6% White, 8.9% Hispanic origin, 14.4% Black, 2.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 DORCAS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DORCAS is included in the following name categories:
  • Biblical surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.6% 63.9% 7.7%
Hispanic origin 8.9% 16.3% -7.4%
Black 14.4% 12.3% 2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.9% 4.9% -2.0%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DORCAS is Pennsylvania where 715 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DORCAS, as 8.85 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • West Virginia 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Hampshire (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DORCAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 260 2.02 95.1% Indiana 236 3.58 94.6% Iowa 42 1.36 89.5% Kansas 105 3.63 89.3% Michigan 157 1.58 96.3% Minnesota 54 1 91.4% Missouri 47 1.55 85.5% Nebraska 39 2.1 80.9% North Dakota 8 1.09 16.4% Ohio 450 3.88 96.4% South Dakota 35 4.15 72.7% Wisconsin 78 1.35 92.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DORCAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 260 2.02 95.1%
Indiana 236 3.58 94.6%
Iowa 42 1.36 89.5%
Kansas 105 3.63 89.3%
Michigan 157 1.58 96.3%
Minnesota 54 1 91.4%
Missouri 47 1.55 85.5%
Nebraska 39 2.1 80.9%
North Dakota 8 1.09 16.4%
Ohio 450 3.88 96.4%
South Dakota 35 4.15 72.7%
Wisconsin 78 1.35 92.8%
West State Statistics First-Names DORCAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 17.5% Arizona 135 2.01 90.5% California 631 1.63 97.2% Colorado 115 2.14 90.5% Hawaii 36 2.54 83.2% Idaho 16 0.96 57.9% Montana 31 3.07 74.0% Nevada 55 1.94 83.7% New Mexico 148 7.08 88.9% Oregon 58 1.47 84.9% Utah 33 1.13 75.6% Washington 156 2.2 94.8% Wyoming 28 4.79 68.6%

West States
State stats for the first name DORCAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 17.5%
Arizona 135 2.01 90.5%
California 631 1.63 97.2%
Colorado 115 2.14 90.5%
Hawaii 36 2.54 83.2%
Idaho 16 0.96 57.9%
Montana 31 3.07 74.0%
Nevada 55 1.94 83.7%
New Mexico 148 7.08 88.9%
Oregon 58 1.47 84.9%
Utah 33 1.13 75.6%
Washington 156 2.2 94.8%
Wyoming 28 4.79 68.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DORCAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.0% Maine 20 1.53 60.3% Massachusetts 146 2.16 91.2% New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.7% New Jersey 261 2.92 94.4% New York 398 2.02 97.0% Pennsylvania 715 5.59 97.5% Rhode Island 36 3.46 80.2% Vermont 27 4.38 82.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DORCAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.0%
Maine 20 1.53 60.3%
Massachusetts 146 2.16 91.2%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.7%
New Jersey 261 2.92 94.4%
New York 398 2.02 97.0%
Pennsylvania 715 5.59 97.5%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 80.2%
Vermont 27 4.38 82.2%
South State Statistics First-Names DORCAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 92 1.9 91.2% Arkansas 192 6.48 93.2% Delaware 28 3.04 88.3% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 83.3% Florida 521 2.62 97.9% Georgia 317 3.14 96.2% Kentucky 162 3.67 92.4% Louisiana 67 1.44 88.0% Maryland 212 3.54 95.6% Mississippi 47 1.55 85.5% North Carolina 437 4.39 97.6% Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.6% South Carolina 130 2.68 92.3% Tennessee 284 4.33 95.7% Texas 644 2.39 97.7% Virginia 327 3.93 96.0% West Virginia 164 8.85 89.4%

South States
State stats for the first name DORCAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 92 1.9 91.2%
Arkansas 192 6.48 93.2%
Delaware 28 3.04 88.3%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 83.3%
Florida 521 2.62 97.9%
Georgia 317 3.14 96.2%
Kentucky 162 3.67 92.4%
Louisiana 67 1.44 88.0%
Maryland 212 3.54 95.6%
Mississippi 47 1.55 85.5%
North Carolina 437 4.39 97.6%
Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.6%
South Carolina 130 2.68 92.3%
Tennessee 284 4.33 95.7%
Texas 644 2.39 97.7%
Virginia 327 3.93 96.0%
West Virginia 164 8.85 89.4%
 

Full Names with DORCAS as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is DORCAS Smith. 1.48% of all the people named DORCAS have this family name.

There are 1350 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DORCAS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DORCAS Smith 1.48%
2 DORCAS Miller 0.96%
3 DORCAS Martin 0.57%
4 DORCAS Robinson 0.57%
5 DORCAS Allen 0.51%
6 DORCAS Johnson 0.51%
7 DORCAS Williams 0.51%
8 DORCAS Brown 0.45%
9 DORCAS Jones 0.45%
10 DORCAS Thomas 0.45%
11 DORCAS Davis 0.40%
12 DORCAS Hill 0.40%
13 DORCAS Taylor 0.40%
14 DORCAS Wilson 0.40%
15 DORCAS Campbell 0.34%
16 DORCAS Thompson 0.34%
17 DORCAS Anderson 0.28%
18 DORCAS Green 0.28%
19 DORCAS Morgan 0.28%
20 DORCAS Weaver 0.28%

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