First Name MERVIN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERVIN is ranked as the 2152nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 9,431.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.96 people named MERVIN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 92% 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 MERVIN is 6,090.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERVIN is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERVIN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 9,431 +/-3.6%
  • National Rank 2,152
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 3.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,090
  • National Rank 2,791
  • Percentile Rank 96.98%
  • Proportion/100k 1.91

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERVIN is 78.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 13.0% Black, 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 MERVIN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.4% 63.9% 14.5%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 13.0% 12.3% 0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.4% 4.9% -2.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERVIN is California where 1,195 people have this name.
  • Iowa is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERVIN, as 10.89 in every 100,000 Iowans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Iowa 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 New Mexico (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 9 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 383 2.98 96.1% Indiana 269 4.08 95.0% Iowa 339 10.89 96.5% Kansas 84 2.91 88.0% Michigan 287 2.89 97.4% Minnesota 285 5.21 96.8% Missouri 66 2.22 88.6% Nebraska 99 5.24 88.5% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.3% Ohio 313 2.7 95.7% South Dakota 53 6.22 78.6% Wisconsin 155 2.7 95.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 383 2.98 96.1%
Indiana 269 4.08 95.0%
Iowa 339 10.89 96.5%
Kansas 84 2.91 88.0%
Michigan 287 2.89 97.4%
Minnesota 285 5.21 96.8%
Missouri 66 2.22 88.6%
Nebraska 99 5.24 88.5%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.3%
Ohio 313 2.7 95.7%
South Dakota 53 6.22 78.6%
Wisconsin 155 2.7 95.2%
West State Statistics First-Names MERVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 40.4% Arizona 237 3.52 93.2% California 1,195 3.08 98.1% Colorado 101 1.89 90.0% Hawaii 120 8.48 92.8% Idaho 94 5.73 87.3% Montana 63 6.13 82.6% Nevada 55 1.94 84.4% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.4% Oregon 102 2.58 89.7% Utah 50 1.69 82.4% Washington 221 3.13 95.8% Wyoming 56 9.58 80.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 40.4%
Arizona 237 3.52 93.2%
California 1,195 3.08 98.1%
Colorado 101 1.89 90.0%
Hawaii 120 8.48 92.8%
Idaho 94 5.73 87.3%
Montana 63 6.13 82.6%
Nevada 55 1.94 84.4%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.4%
Oregon 102 2.58 89.7%
Utah 50 1.69 82.4%
Washington 221 3.13 95.8%
Wyoming 56 9.58 80.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6% Maine 31 2.3 74.6% Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 136 1.52 91.5% New York 390 1.98 97.0% Pennsylvania 742 5.8 97.5% Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.5% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6%
Maine 31 2.3 74.6%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 136 1.52 91.5%
New York 390 1.98 97.0%
Pennsylvania 742 5.8 97.5%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.5%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 69 1.42 89.9% Arkansas 90 3.02 89.9% Delaware 32 3.42 89.5% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.2% Florida 618 3.11 98.1% Georgia 177 1.76 94.7% Kentucky 97 2.2 90.1% Louisiana 362 7.78 95.5% Maryland 200 3.35 95.4% Mississippi 66 2.22 88.6% North Carolina 201 2.02 96.2% Oklahoma 100 2.57 89.8% South Carolina 62 1.28 88.6% Tennessee 72 1.1 90.8% Texas 527 1.95 97.4% Virginia 170 2.04 94.1% West Virginia 73 3.93 84.3%

South States
State stats for the first name MERVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 69 1.42 89.9%
Arkansas 90 3.02 89.9%
Delaware 32 3.42 89.5%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.2%
Florida 618 3.11 98.1%
Georgia 177 1.76 94.7%
Kentucky 97 2.2 90.1%
Louisiana 362 7.78 95.5%
Maryland 200 3.35 95.4%
Mississippi 66 2.22 88.6%
North Carolina 201 2.02 96.2%
Oklahoma 100 2.57 89.8%
South Carolina 62 1.28 88.6%
Tennessee 72 1.1 90.8%
Texas 527 1.95 97.4%
Virginia 170 2.04 94.1%
West Virginia 73 3.93 84.3%
 

Full Names with MERVIN as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERVIN Johnson. 1.48% of all the people named MERVIN have this family name.

There are 1401 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERVIN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERVIN Johnson 1.48%
2 MERVIN Miller 1.23%
3 MERVIN Brown 0.84%
4 MERVIN Smith 0.84%
5 MERVIN Williams 0.74%
6 MERVIN Jones 0.69%
7 MERVIN Martin 0.64%
8 MERVIN Taylor 0.54%
9 MERVIN King 0.49%
10 MERVIN Yoder 0.49%
11 MERVIN Anderson 0.44%
12 MERVIN Thompson 0.44%
13 MERVIN Thomas 0.39%
14 MERVIN Weaver 0.39%
15 MERVIN Baker 0.34%
16 MERVIN Stoltzfus 0.34%
17 MERVIN Wilson 0.34%
18 MERVIN Cook 0.30%
19 MERVIN Davis 0.30%
20 MERVIN Hall 0.30%