First Name MELVA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELVA is ranked as the 1709th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 14,273.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 4.48 people named MELVA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first 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 MELVA is 7,779.
  • The SSA data also shows that MELVA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MELVA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 14,273 +/-3.0%
  • National Rank 1,709
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 4.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,779
  • National Rank 2,436
  • Percentile Rank 97.37%
  • Proportion/100k 2.44

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELVA is 67.1% White, 14.9% Hispanic origin, 14.6% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 MELVA have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Two or More Races, Hispanic origin, Asian or Pacific Islander.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 67.1% 63.9% 3.2%
Hispanic origin 14.9% 16.3% -1.4%
Black 14.6% 12.3% 2.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
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 MELVA is Texas where 2,447 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELVA, as 9.58 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Wyoming 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELVA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 408 3.17 96.3% Indiana 187 2.83 93.9% Iowa 184 5.93 95.3% Kansas 239 8.23 93.2% Michigan 412 4.16 97.9% Minnesota 194 3.56 95.9% Missouri 100 3.33 91.0% Nebraska 85 4.54 87.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 428 3.69 96.4% South Dakota 44 5.18 76.8% Wisconsin 153 2.65 95.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELVA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 408 3.17 96.3%
Indiana 187 2.83 93.9%
Iowa 184 5.93 95.3%
Kansas 239 8.23 93.2%
Michigan 412 4.16 97.9%
Minnesota 194 3.56 95.9%
Missouri 100 3.33 91.0%
Nebraska 85 4.54 87.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 428 3.69 96.4%
South Dakota 44 5.18 76.8%
Wisconsin 153 2.65 95.1%
West State Statistics First-Names MELVA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 66.8% Arizona 279 4.15 93.8% California 1,679 4.33 98.5% Colorado 196 3.66 93.2% Hawaii 48 3.39 86.6% Idaho 125 7.64 89.0% Montana 55 5.36 81.4% Nevada 119 4.2 90.3% New Mexico 59 2.83 82.2% Oregon 212 5.34 93.2% Utah 157 5.35 90.7% Washington 275 3.9 96.4% Wyoming 56 9.58 80.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MELVA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 66.8%
Arizona 279 4.15 93.8%
California 1,679 4.33 98.5%
Colorado 196 3.66 93.2%
Hawaii 48 3.39 86.6%
Idaho 125 7.64 89.0%
Montana 55 5.36 81.4%
Nevada 119 4.2 90.3%
New Mexico 59 2.83 82.2%
Oregon 212 5.34 93.2%
Utah 157 5.35 90.7%
Washington 275 3.9 96.4%
Wyoming 56 9.58 80.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELVA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.2% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.3% New Jersey 73 0.82 86.9% New York 394 2 97.0% Pennsylvania 371 2.9 96.3% Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.7% Vermont 4 0.63 36.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELVA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.2%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.3%
New Jersey 73 0.82 86.9%
New York 394 2 97.0%
Pennsylvania 371 2.9 96.3%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.7%
Vermont 4 0.63 36.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MELVA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 218 4.5 94.7% Arkansas 282 9.5 94.5% Delaware 39 4.18 90.7% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.1% Florida 806 4.05 98.4% Georgia 380 3.76 96.6% Kentucky 227 5.14 93.6% Louisiana 295 6.34 95.0% Maryland 343 5.74 96.7% Mississippi 100 3.33 91.0% North Carolina 395 3.98 97.4% Oklahoma 370 9.55 95.1% South Carolina 154 3.19 93.2% Tennessee 201 3.07 94.9% Texas 2,447 9.08 99.0% Virginia 262 3.14 95.4% West Virginia 145 7.86 88.8%

South States
State stats for the first name MELVA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 218 4.5 94.7%
Arkansas 282 9.5 94.5%
Delaware 39 4.18 90.7%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.1%
Florida 806 4.05 98.4%
Georgia 380 3.76 96.6%
Kentucky 227 5.14 93.6%
Louisiana 295 6.34 95.0%
Maryland 343 5.74 96.7%
Mississippi 100 3.33 91.0%
North Carolina 395 3.98 97.4%
Oklahoma 370 9.55 95.1%
South Carolina 154 3.19 93.2%
Tennessee 201 3.07 94.9%
Texas 2,447 9.08 99.0%
Virginia 262 3.14 95.4%
West Virginia 145 7.86 88.8%
 

Full Names with MELVA as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MELVA Jones. 0.98% of all the people named MELVA have this family name.

There are 2026 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELVA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELVA Jones 0.98%
2 MELVA Smith 0.94%
3 MELVA Williams 0.88%
4 MELVA Johnson 0.78%
5 MELVA Brown 0.68%
6 MELVA Miller 0.52%
7 MELVA Robinson 0.52%
8 MELVA Davis 0.49%
9 MELVA Perez 0.46%
10 MELVA Campbell 0.39%
11 MELVA White 0.39%
12 MELVA Moore 0.36%
13 MELVA Baker 0.33%
14 MELVA Evans 0.33%
15 MELVA Garcia 0.33%
16 MELVA Martinez 0.33%
17 MELVA Martin 0.33%
18 MELVA Rodriguez 0.33%
19 MELVA Taylor 0.33%
20 MELVA Turner 0.33%