First Name MERI

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERI is ranked as the 3498th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,323.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.36 people named MERI for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first 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 MERI is 2,169.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERI is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERI
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,323 +/-5.4%
  • National Rank 3,498
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,169
  • National Rank 5,368
  • Percentile Rank 94.20%
  • Proportion/100k 0.68

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERI is 75.5% White, 9.6% Hispanic origin, 10.2% Black, 2.3% 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 MERI have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERI is included in the following name categories:
  • Catalan hypocoristics feminine given name
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Estonian surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Feminine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.5% 63.9% 11.6%
Hispanic origin 9.6% 16.3% -6.7%
Black 10.2% 12.3% -2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
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 MERI is California where 749 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERI, as 2.59 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Rhode Island 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 8 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Tennessee (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 81 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 142 1.1 93.0% Indiana 55 0.83 88.0% Iowa 55 1.76 91.0% Kansas 35 1.21 80.5% Michigan 142 1.44 96.0% Minnesota 57 1.04 91.8% Missouri 27 0.89 80.1% Nebraska 20 1.05 72.3% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 104 0.9 91.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 109 1.89 94.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 142 1.1 93.0%
Indiana 55 0.83 88.0%
Iowa 55 1.76 91.0%
Kansas 35 1.21 80.5%
Michigan 142 1.44 96.0%
Minnesota 57 1.04 91.8%
Missouri 27 0.89 80.1%
Nebraska 20 1.05 72.3%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 104 0.9 91.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 109 1.89 94.1%
West State Statistics First-Names MERI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 40.4% Arizona 144 2.14 90.9% California 749 1.93 97.5% Colorado 74 1.39 88.2% Hawaii 36 2.54 83.9% Idaho 39 2.39 79.6% Montana 16 1.53 63.2% Nevada 64 2.26 85.8% New Mexico 20 0.94 65.3% Oregon 102 2.58 89.7% Utah 58 1.97 83.9% Washington 170 2.41 95.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 40.4%
Arizona 144 2.14 90.9%
California 749 1.93 97.5%
Colorado 74 1.39 88.2%
Hawaii 36 2.54 83.9%
Idaho 39 2.39 79.6%
Montana 16 1.53 63.2%
Nevada 64 2.26 85.8%
New Mexico 20 0.94 65.3%
Oregon 102 2.58 89.7%
Utah 58 1.97 83.9%
Washington 170 2.41 95.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3% Maine 10 0.77 36.5% Massachusetts 134 1.98 90.9% New Hampshire 28 2.11 75.9% New Jersey 63 0.7 85.4% New York 297 1.5 96.4% Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.8% Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.5% Vermont 12 1.88 72.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3%
Maine 10 0.77 36.5%
Massachusetts 134 1.98 90.9%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 75.9%
New Jersey 63 0.7 85.4%
New York 297 1.5 96.4%
Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.8%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.5%
Vermont 12 1.88 72.3%
South State Statistics First-Names MERI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 57 1.18 88.7% Arkansas 32 1.08 81.5% Delaware 7 0.76 68.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 315 1.58 97.2% Georgia 158 1.57 94.3% Kentucky 32 0.73 81.6% Louisiana 27 0.58 79.6% Maryland 46 0.77 87.9% Mississippi 27 0.89 80.1% North Carolina 118 1.19 94.8% Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1% South Carolina 62 1.28 88.6% Tennessee 36 0.55 85.8% Texas 248 0.92 96.0% Virginia 79 0.94 90.2% West Virginia 18 0.98 65.8%

South States
State stats for the first name MERI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 57 1.18 88.7%
Arkansas 32 1.08 81.5%
Delaware 7 0.76 68.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 315 1.58 97.2%
Georgia 158 1.57 94.3%
Kentucky 32 0.73 81.6%
Louisiana 27 0.58 79.6%
Maryland 46 0.77 87.9%
Mississippi 27 0.89 80.1%
North Carolina 118 1.19 94.8%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1%
South Carolina 62 1.28 88.6%
Tennessee 36 0.55 85.8%
Texas 248 0.92 96.0%
Virginia 79 0.94 90.2%
West Virginia 18 0.98 65.8%
 

Full Names with MERI as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERI Johnson. 0.64% of all the people named MERI have this family name.

There are 826 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERI

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERI Johnson 0.64%
2 MERI Smith 0.64%
3 MERI West 0.64%
4 MERI Jackson 0.54%
5 MERI Anderson 0.43%
6 MERI Brown 0.43%
7 MERI Hill 0.43%
8 MERI Martin 0.43%
9 MERI Miller 0.43%
10 MERI Rodriguez 0.43%
11 MERI Collins 0.32%
12 MERI Garcia 0.32%
13 MERI Harrison 0.32%
14 MERI Hernandez 0.32%
15 MERI Hudson 0.32%
16 MERI Jones 0.32%
17 MERI Thomas 0.32%
18 MERI Thompson 0.32%
19 MERI Becker 0.21%
20 MERI Bennett 0.21%