First Name MERL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERL is ranked as the 5053rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,396.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.75 people named MERL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 83% 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 MERL is 957.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERL is used as a boy's name 91% of the time.

First Names MERL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,396 +/-7.2%
  • National Rank 5,053
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 957
  • National Rank 9,157
  • Percentile Rank 90.10%
  • Proportion/100k 0.30

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERL is 81.9% White, 2.5% Hispanic origin, 12.2% Black, 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 MERL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERL 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 MERL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.9% 63.9% 18.0%
Hispanic origin 2.5% 16.3% -13.8%
Black 12.2% 12.3% -0.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.0% 4.9% -3.9%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERL is California where 204 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERL, as 3.19 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, 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 2 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 135 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 105 0.82 91.5% Indiana 126 1.92 92.6% Iowa 52 1.68 90.7% Kansas 49 1.7 83.7% Michigan 84 0.85 94.5% Minnesota 67 1.23 92.6% Missouri 7 0.22 39.0% Nebraska 39 2.1 81.7% North Dakota 8 1.09 38.7% Ohio 126 1.09 92.9% South Dakota 27 3.11 70.7% Wisconsin 39 0.67 89.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 105 0.82 91.5%
Indiana 126 1.92 92.6%
Iowa 52 1.68 90.7%
Kansas 49 1.7 83.7%
Michigan 84 0.85 94.5%
Minnesota 67 1.23 92.6%
Missouri 7 0.22 39.0%
Nebraska 39 2.1 81.7%
North Dakota 8 1.09 38.7%
Ohio 126 1.09 92.9%
South Dakota 27 3.11 70.7%
Wisconsin 39 0.67 89.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MERL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 68 1.01 85.8% California 204 0.53 94.2% Colorado 47 0.88 84.4% Hawaii 6 0.42 33.6% Idaho 39 2.39 79.6% Montana 16 1.53 63.2% Nevada 18 0.65 66.9% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3% Oregon 58 1.47 85.3% Utah 41 1.41 80.1% Washington 62 0.87 90.9% Wyoming 19 3.19 63.2%

West States
State stats for the first name MERL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 68 1.01 85.8%
California 204 0.53 94.2%
Colorado 47 0.88 84.4%
Hawaii 6 0.42 33.6%
Idaho 39 2.39 79.6%
Montana 16 1.53 63.2%
Nevada 18 0.65 66.9%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3%
Oregon 58 1.47 85.3%
Utah 41 1.41 80.1%
Washington 62 0.87 90.9%
Wyoming 19 3.19 63.2%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 33.9% New York 94 0.47 92.5% Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.3% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 63.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 33.9%
New York 94 0.47 92.5%
Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.3%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 63.7%
South State Statistics First-Names MERL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 79.8% Arkansas 64 2.16 87.9% Delaware 4 0.38 36.5% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 118 0.59 94.7% Georgia 38 0.38 84.9% Kentucky 39 0.88 83.6% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 17 0.29 75.7% Mississippi 7 0.22 39.0% North Carolina 57 0.58 91.7% Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.2% South Carolina 31 0.64 82.4% Tennessee 36 0.55 85.8% Texas 195 0.72 95.4% Virginia 39 0.47 84.4% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 79.8%
Arkansas 64 2.16 87.9%
Delaware 4 0.38 36.5%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 118 0.59 94.7%
Georgia 38 0.38 84.9%
Kentucky 39 0.88 83.6%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 17 0.29 75.7%
Mississippi 7 0.22 39.0%
North Carolina 57 0.58 91.7%
Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.2%
South Carolina 31 0.64 82.4%
Tennessee 36 0.55 85.8%
Texas 195 0.72 95.4%
Virginia 39 0.47 84.4%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERL as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERL Smith. 1.55% of all the people named MERL have this family name.

There are 428 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERL Smith 1.55%
2 MERL Hill 0.97%
3 MERL Adams 0.58%
4 MERL Askvig 0.58%
5 MERL Beck 0.58%
6 MERL Brown 0.58%
7 MERL Carpenter 0.58%
8 MERL Hansen 0.58%
9 MERL Johnson 0.58%
10 MERL Keller 0.58%
11 MERL Miller 0.58%
12 MERL Mitchell 0.58%
13 MERL Moore 0.58%
14 MERL Phillips 0.58%
15 MERL Williams 0.58%
16 MERL Wilson 0.58%
17 MERL Allemang 0.39%
18 MERL Baldwin 0.39%
19 MERL Battles 0.39%
20 MERL Besson 0.39%