DAY is ranked as the 199th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 157,760.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 49.48 people named DAY for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named DAY is
120,072, the rank is 271
and the proportion per 100k Americans named DAY is 37.69.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
DAY is
85.2% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
10.1% Black,
0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 1.0% 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 DAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name DAY is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DAY
The state with the most people named
DAY is
California where
15,711 people have this name.
Maine is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named DAY, as
119.47 in every 100,000
Mainers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Maine 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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Jersey
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
3 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name DAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
4,828
37.49
99.9%
Indiana
5,891
89.29
99.9%
Iowa
1,698
54.63
99.8%
Kansas
1,892
65.14
99.7%
Michigan
4,339
43.78
99.9%
Minnesota
2,087
38.25
99.8%
Missouri
1,622
54.17
99.2%
Nebraska
808
42.95
99.6%
North Dakota
177
23.92
97.1%
Ohio
7,341
63.32
99.9%
South Dakota
327
38.35
98.9%
Wisconsin
2,362
41.03
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name DAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
382
51.89
98.9%
Arizona
3,300
49.02
99.8%
California
15,711
40.49
99.9%
Colorado
2,823
52.71
99.8%
Hawaii
307
21.63
98.7%
Idaho
1,476
90.29
99.7%
Montana
659
64.38
99.6%
Nevada
1,449
51.04
99.7%
New Mexico
1,113
53.37
99.4%
Oregon
2,564
64.59
99.8%
Utah
3,139
106.65
99.8%
Washington
5,054
71.57
99.9%
Wyoming
476
81.41
99.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name DAY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DAY as a last 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 DAY.
The most popular full name is James DAY.
2.00% of all the people named DAY
have this given name.
There are 3905 first
names associated with this last name.