First Name FORBES

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FORBES is ranked as the 19956th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 279.
  • This name is in the 92nd percentile, this means that nearly 7% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.09 people named FORBES for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% 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 FORBES is 70.

First Names FORBES
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 279 +/-21.2%
  • National Rank 19,956
  • Percentile Rank 0.93
  • Proportion/100k 0.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 70
  • National Rank 37,229
  • Percentile Rank 59.74%
  • Proportion/100k 0.02

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FORBES is 74.7% White, 3.2% Hispanic origin, 17.6% Black, 2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 FORBES have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name FORBES 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 FORBES

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.7% 63.9% 10.8%
Hispanic origin 3.2% 16.3% -13.1%
Black 17.6% 12.3% 5.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.2% 4.9% -2.7%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
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 FORBES is Florida where 35 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FORBES, as 0.49 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 87th, 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 46 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Michigan (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1,252 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names FORBES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 31 0.24 80.2% Indiana 5 0.08 19.6% Iowa 2 0.08 15.6% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 2 0.02 14.4% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 59.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 5 0.09 56.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FORBES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 31 0.24 80.2%
Indiana 5 0.08 19.6%
Iowa 2 0.08 15.6%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 2 0.02 14.4%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 59.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 56.8%
West State Statistics First-Names FORBES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 0 0 0.0% California 33 0.09 81.1% Colorado 0 0 0.0% 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 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 14.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name FORBES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 0 0 0.0%
California 33 0.09 81.1%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
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 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 14.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names FORBES 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 0 0 0.0% New York 16 0.08 74.1% Pennsylvania 16 0.13 71.8% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FORBES

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 0 0 0.0%
New York 16 0.08 74.1%
Pennsylvania 16 0.13 71.8%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names FORBES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 20.3% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 35 0.18 87.9% Georgia 0 0 0.0% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 20.9% Maryland 0 0 0.0% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 29 0.29 86.6% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 19.6% Texas 10 0.04 65.2% Virginia 26 0.31 78.3% West Virginia 9 0.49 22.9%

South States
State stats for the first name FORBES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 20.3%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 35 0.18 87.9%
Georgia 0 0 0.0%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 20.9%
Maryland 0 0 0.0%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 29 0.29 86.6%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 19.6%
Texas 10 0.04 65.2%
Virginia 26 0.31 78.3%
West Virginia 9 0.49 22.9%
 

Full Names with FORBES as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is FORBES Wilson. 10.00% of all the people named FORBES have this family name.

There are 50 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FORBES

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 FORBES Wilson 10.00%
2 FORBES Foster 3.33%
3 FORBES French 3.33%
4 FORBES Hamilton 3.33%
5 FORBES Jones 3.33%
6 FORBES Thompson 3.33%
7 FORBES Berryman 1.67%
8 FORBES Briscoe 1.67%
9 FORBES Burnett 1.67%
10 FORBES Burns 1.67%
11 FORBES Chatham 1.67%
12 FORBES Collins 1.67%
13 FORBES Cooper 1.67%
14 FORBES Davis 1.67%
15 FORBES Dickson 1.67%
16 FORBES Dixon 1.67%
17 FORBES Duffy 1.67%
18 FORBES Ellyson 1.67%
19 FORBES Ford 1.67%
20 FORBES Gilchrist 1.67%

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