First Name VESTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VESTER is ranked as the 6752nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,542.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.48 people named VESTER 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 48% 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 VESTER is 1,088.
  • The SSA data also shows that VESTER is used as a boy's name 80% of the time.

First Names VESTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,542 +/-9.0%
  • National Rank 6,752
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,088
  • National Rank 8,434
  • Percentile Rank 90.88%
  • Proportion/100k 0.34

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VESTER is 73.8% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 21.6% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.8% 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 VESTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 73.8% 63.9% 9.9%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 21.6% 12.3% 9.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VESTER is Texas where 228 people have this name.
  • Alabama is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VESTER, as 2.37 in every 100,000 Alabamians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • Alabama 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 26 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 268 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names VESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 83.6% Indiana 22 0.33 79.6% Iowa 5 0.16 65.9% Kansas 14 0.48 68.3% Michigan 58 0.58 93.0% Minnesota 3 0.05 49.2% Missouri 40 1.33 85.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 68.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 3 0.04 49.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 83.6%
Indiana 22 0.33 79.6%
Iowa 5 0.16 65.9%
Kansas 14 0.48 68.3%
Michigan 58 0.58 93.0%
Minnesota 3 0.05 49.2%
Missouri 40 1.33 85.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 68.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 3 0.04 49.3%
West State Statistics First-Names VESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 0 0 0.0% California 157 0.4 93.2% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 54.6% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 14 0.21 78.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name VESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 0 0 0.0%
California 157 0.4 93.2%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 54.6%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 14 0.21 78.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names VESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 54.8% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 52.0% New York 20 0.1 80.0% Pennsylvania 5 0.04 51.3% Rhode Island 9 0.86 56.9% Vermont 4 0.63 51.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 54.8%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 52.0%
New York 20 0.1 80.0%
Pennsylvania 5 0.04 51.3%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 56.9%
Vermont 4 0.63 51.4%
South State Statistics First-Names VESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 115 2.37 92.4% Arkansas 45 1.51 85.4% Delaware 7 0.76 72.8% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 58.7% Florida 71 0.35 92.5% Georgia 82 0.82 91.3% Kentucky 45 1.03 85.4% Louisiana 13 0.29 70.4% Maryland 6 0.1 53.0% Mississippi 40 1.33 85.0% North Carolina 169 1.7 95.8% Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.4% South Carolina 31 0.64 83.1% Tennessee 93 1.42 92.2% Texas 228 0.85 95.8% Virginia 33 0.39 83.0% West Virginia 9 0.49 54.1%

South States
State stats for the first name VESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 115 2.37 92.4%
Arkansas 45 1.51 85.4%
Delaware 7 0.76 72.8%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 58.7%
Florida 71 0.35 92.5%
Georgia 82 0.82 91.3%
Kentucky 45 1.03 85.4%
Louisiana 13 0.29 70.4%
Maryland 6 0.1 53.0%
Mississippi 40 1.33 85.0%
North Carolina 169 1.7 95.8%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.4%
South Carolina 31 0.64 83.1%
Tennessee 93 1.42 92.2%
Texas 228 0.85 95.8%
Virginia 33 0.39 83.0%
West Virginia 9 0.49 54.1%
 

Full Names with VESTER as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is VESTER Smith. 3.92% of all the people named VESTER have this family name.

There are 264 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VESTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 VESTER Smith 3.92%
2 VESTER Johnson 1.81%
3 VESTER Jones 1.51%
4 VESTER Reed 1.20%
5 VESTER Brown 0.90%
6 VESTER Gray 0.90%
7 VESTER Mitchell 0.90%
8 VESTER Parker 0.90%
9 VESTER Perry 0.90%
10 VESTER Thompson 0.90%
11 VESTER Williams 0.90%
12 VESTER Wilson 0.90%
13 VESTER Byrd 0.60%
14 VESTER Cain 0.60%
15 VESTER Carter 0.60%
16 VESTER Coggins 0.60%
17 VESTER Crocker 0.60%
18 VESTER East 0.60%
19 VESTER Freeman 0.60%
20 VESTER Guthrie 0.60%

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