First Name GAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GAY is ranked as the 1058th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 31,955.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 10.02 people named GAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 40% 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 GAY is 14,235.
  • The SSA data also shows that GAY is used as a girl's name 94% of the time.

First Names GAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 31,955 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,058
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 14,235
  • National Rank 1,692
  • Percentile Rank 98.17%
  • Proportion/100k 4.46

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GAY is 79.3% White, 3.2% Hispanic origin, 13.5% Black, 1.9% 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 GAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.3% 63.9% 15.4%
Hispanic origin 3.2% 16.3% -13.1%
Black 13.5% 12.3% 1.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
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 GAY is Texas where 4,226 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GAY, as 24.76 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Utah 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 10 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 822 6.38 97.5% Indiana 528 8 96.5% Iowa 152 4.89 94.8% Kansas 380 13.08 94.7% Michigan 769 7.76 98.5% Minnesota 339 6.21 97.1% Missouri 632 21.09 96.5% Nebraska 145 7.68 90.6% North Dakota 96 13.05 84.5% Ohio 1,103 9.51 97.8% South Dakota 115 13.47 85.5% Wisconsin 326 5.66 96.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 822 6.38 97.5%
Indiana 528 8 96.5%
Iowa 152 4.89 94.8%
Kansas 380 13.08 94.7%
Michigan 769 7.76 98.5%
Minnesota 339 6.21 97.1%
Missouri 632 21.09 96.5%
Nebraska 145 7.68 90.6%
North Dakota 96 13.05 84.5%
Ohio 1,103 9.51 97.8%
South Dakota 115 13.47 85.5%
Wisconsin 326 5.66 96.7%
West State Statistics First-Names GAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 77.6% Arizona 719 10.68 96.4% California 3,235 8.34 99.0% Colorado 594 11.1 96.4% Hawaii 247 17.39 95.7% Idaho 328 20.06 93.8% Montana 157 15.33 89.1% Nevada 238 8.4 93.5% New Mexico 295 14.17 92.6% Oregon 453 11.41 95.7% Utah 729 24.76 96.4% Washington 681 9.64 97.9% Wyoming 140 23.94 88.0%

West States
State stats for the first name GAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 77.6%
Arizona 719 10.68 96.4%
California 3,235 8.34 99.0%
Colorado 594 11.1 96.4%
Hawaii 247 17.39 95.7%
Idaho 328 20.06 93.8%
Montana 157 15.33 89.1%
Nevada 238 8.4 93.5%
New Mexico 295 14.17 92.6%
Oregon 453 11.41 95.7%
Utah 729 24.76 96.4%
Washington 681 9.64 97.9%
Wyoming 140 23.94 88.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 199 5.52 94.1% Maine 81 6.13 85.1% Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.1% New Hampshire 47 3.52 81.8% New Jersey 521 5.83 96.6% New York 929 4.7 98.3% Pennsylvania 835 6.53 97.7% Rhode Island 46 4.32 83.4% Vermont 55 8.76 87.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 199 5.52 94.1%
Maine 81 6.13 85.1%
Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.1%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 81.8%
New Jersey 521 5.83 96.6%
New York 929 4.7 98.3%
Pennsylvania 835 6.53 97.7%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 83.4%
Vermont 55 8.76 87.9%
South State Statistics First-Names GAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 724 14.92 97.2% Arkansas 538 18.14 96.1% Delaware 64 6.84 92.9% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 78.4% Florida 1,795 9.02 99.0% Georgia 1,539 15.24 98.5% Kentucky 532 12.04 95.9% Louisiana 965 20.75 97.3% Maryland 486 8.13 97.3% Mississippi 632 21.09 96.5% North Carolina 1,397 14.05 98.7% Oklahoma 663 17.09 96.5% South Carolina 456 9.45 96.2% Tennessee 867 13.24 97.6% Texas 4,226 15.68 99.2% Virginia 1,165 14 98.1% West Virginia 246 13.27 91.5%

South States
State stats for the first name GAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 724 14.92 97.2%
Arkansas 538 18.14 96.1%
Delaware 64 6.84 92.9%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 78.4%
Florida 1,795 9.02 99.0%
Georgia 1,539 15.24 98.5%
Kentucky 532 12.04 95.9%
Louisiana 965 20.75 97.3%
Maryland 486 8.13 97.3%
Mississippi 632 21.09 96.5%
North Carolina 1,397 14.05 98.7%
Oklahoma 663 17.09 96.5%
South Carolina 456 9.45 96.2%
Tennessee 867 13.24 97.6%
Texas 4,226 15.68 99.2%
Virginia 1,165 14 98.1%
West Virginia 246 13.27 91.5%
 

Full Names with GAY as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is GAY Johnson. 0.86% of all the people named GAY have this family name.

There are 4251 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GAY Johnson 0.86%
2 GAY Smith 0.80%
3 GAY Brown 0.58%
4 GAY Williams 0.58%
5 GAY Miller 0.46%
6 GAY Anderson 0.42%
7 GAY Davis 0.39%
8 GAY Jones 0.39%
9 GAY Wilson 0.33%
10 GAY Martin 0.32%
11 GAY Taylor 0.31%
12 GAY Lewis 0.29%
13 GAY Harris 0.28%
14 GAY Moore 0.28%
15 GAY Thomas 0.26%
16 GAY Green 0.25%
17 GAY Clark 0.23%
18 GAY Hall 0.23%
19 GAY Lee 0.23%
20 GAY Young 0.23%

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