First Name WELLS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WELLS is ranked as the 9754th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 864.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.27 people named WELLS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last 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 WELLS is 892.
  • The SSA data also shows that WELLS is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names WELLS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 864 +/-12.1%
  • National Rank 9,754
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 892
  • National Rank 9,550
  • Percentile Rank 89.67%
  • Proportion/100k 0.28

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WELLS is 70.3% White, 4.4% Hispanic origin, 21.5% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 WELLS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 70.3% 63.9% 6.4%
Hispanic origin 4.4% 16.3% -11.9%
Black 21.5% 12.3% 9.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
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 WELLS is California where 95 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WELLS, as 2.16 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Alaska 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 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Colorado (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 386 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WELLS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 83.6% Indiana 22 0.33 79.6% Iowa 5 0.16 66.1% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 34 0.34 89.9% Minnesota 8 0.14 74.4% Missouri 7 0.22 55.4% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 75.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 16 0.27 82.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WELLS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 83.6%
Indiana 22 0.33 79.6%
Iowa 5 0.16 66.1%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 34 0.34 89.9%
Minnesota 8 0.14 74.4%
Missouri 7 0.22 55.4%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 75.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 16 0.27 82.4%
West State Statistics First-Names WELLS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 55.8% Arizona 17 0.25 68.6% California 95 0.24 90.7% Colorado 7 0.13 53.3% 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 7 0.18 53.3% Utah 8 0.28 53.4% Washington 25 0.36 84.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WELLS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 55.8%
Arizona 17 0.25 68.6%
California 95 0.24 90.7%
Colorado 7 0.13 53.3%
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 7 0.18 53.3%
Utah 8 0.28 53.4%
Washington 25 0.36 84.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WELLS 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 56.6% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 39 0.2 87.1% Pennsylvania 16 0.13 75.8% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WELLS

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 56.6%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 39 0.2 87.1%
Pennsylvania 16 0.13 75.8%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names WELLS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 76.9% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 82 0.41 93.2% Georgia 38 0.38 85.4% Kentucky 39 0.88 84.1% Louisiana 20 0.43 76.9% Maryland 11 0.19 70.8% Mississippi 7 0.22 55.4% North Carolina 41 0.42 89.9% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 25 0.51 80.6% Tennessee 10 0.16 69.6% Texas 81 0.3 92.1% Virginia 46 0.55 86.3% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WELLS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 76.9%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 82 0.41 93.2%
Georgia 38 0.38 85.4%
Kentucky 39 0.88 84.1%
Louisiana 20 0.43 76.9%
Maryland 11 0.19 70.8%
Mississippi 7 0.22 55.4%
North Carolina 41 0.42 89.9%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 25 0.51 80.6%
Tennessee 10 0.16 69.6%
Texas 81 0.3 92.1%
Virginia 46 0.55 86.3%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WELLS as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is WELLS Williams. 8.06% of all the people named WELLS have this family name.

There are 128 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WELLS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WELLS Williams 8.06%
2 WELLS Wilson 3.76%
3 WELLS Evans 2.15%
4 WELLS Smith 2.15%
5 WELLS Davis 1.61%
6 WELLS Harris 1.61%
7 WELLS Hudson 1.61%
8 WELLS Matthews 1.61%
9 WELLS Moffett 1.61%
10 WELLS Parker 1.61%
11 WELLS Reed 1.61%
12 WELLS Walker 1.61%
13 WELLS Ames 1.08%
14 WELLS Dawson 1.08%
15 WELLS Foster 1.08%
16 WELLS Friend 1.08%
17 WELLS Gray 1.08%
18 WELLS Keller 1.08%
19 WELLS Montgomery 1.08%
20 WELLS Ogden 1.08%