First Name MERLE

 

National Statistics

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Summary

  • MERLE is ranked as the 858th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 45,620.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 14.31 people named MERLE 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 MERLE is 17,160.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERLE is used as a boy's name 69% of the time.

First Names MERLE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 45,620 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 858
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 14.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,160
  • National Rank 1,533
  • Percentile Rank 98.34%
  • Proportion/100k 5.38
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Race & Ethnicity Stats
State Statistics
Full Name Stats
 

Race and Ethnicity

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Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERLE is 81.3% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 12.1% Black, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 MERLE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.3% 63.9% 17.4%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 12.1% 12.3% -0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

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Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERLE is California where 4,838 people have this name.
  • Iowa is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERLE, as 55.92 in every 100,000 Iowans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,226 17.28 98.7% Indiana 857 12.99 97.3% Iowa 1,737 55.92 98.6% Kansas 851 29.3 96.6% Michigan 1,372 13.84 99.0% Minnesota 1,389 25.45 98.6% Missouri 459 15.32 96.0% Nebraska 624 33.17 95.9% North Dakota 273 36.97 91.4% Ohio 1,630 14.05 98.2% South Dakota 292 34.2 91.4% Wisconsin 867 15.05 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,226 17.28 98.7%
Indiana 857 12.99 97.3%
Iowa 1,737 55.92 98.6%
Kansas 851 29.3 96.6%
Michigan 1,372 13.84 99.0%
Minnesota 1,389 25.45 98.6%
Missouri 459 15.32 96.0%
Nebraska 624 33.17 95.9%
North Dakota 273 36.97 91.4%
Ohio 1,630 14.05 98.2%
South Dakota 292 34.2 91.4%
Wisconsin 867 15.05 98.1%
West State Statistics First-Names MERLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 78.7% Arizona 778 11.56 96.5% California 4,838 12.47 99.2% Colorado 723 13.49 96.8% Hawaii 235 16.54 95.5% Idaho 312 19.11 93.7% Montana 227 22.22 91.2% Nevada 431 15.18 95.5% New Mexico 167 8.03 89.8% Oregon 891 22.45 97.1% Utah 315 10.69 93.8% Washington 1,586 22.46 98.7% Wyoming 93 15.96 84.7%

West States
State stats for the first name MERLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 78.7%
Arizona 778 11.56 96.5%
California 4,838 12.47 99.2%
Colorado 723 13.49 96.8%
Hawaii 235 16.54 95.5%
Idaho 312 19.11 93.7%
Montana 227 22.22 91.2%
Nevada 431 15.18 95.5%
New Mexico 167 8.03 89.8%
Oregon 891 22.45 97.1%
Utah 315 10.69 93.8%
Washington 1,586 22.46 98.7%
Wyoming 93 15.96 84.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 130 3.6 92.4% Maine 163 12.25 90.1% Massachusetts 195 2.89 92.9% New Hampshire 65 4.93 85.4% New Jersey 407 4.55 96.0% New York 2,143 10.85 99.0% Pennsylvania 2,416 18.9 98.7% Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.5% Vermont 59 9.38 88.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 130 3.6 92.4%
Maine 163 12.25 90.1%
Massachusetts 195 2.89 92.9%
New Hampshire 65 4.93 85.4%
New Jersey 407 4.55 96.0%
New York 2,143 10.85 99.0%
Pennsylvania 2,416 18.9 98.7%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.5%
Vermont 59 9.38 88.3%
South State Statistics First-Names MERLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 483 9.95 96.5% Arkansas 461 15.55 95.8% Delaware 85 9.12 94.1% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 70.9% Florida 2,919 14.67 99.2% Georgia 861 8.53 97.9% Kentucky 395 8.96 95.3% Louisiana 529 11.38 96.3% Maryland 566 9.47 97.6% Mississippi 459 15.32 96.0% North Carolina 1,158 11.64 98.5% Oklahoma 691 17.82 96.6% South Carolina 413 8.55 96.0% Tennessee 444 6.78 96.6% Texas 3,252 12.07 99.1% Virginia 858 10.3 97.8% West Virginia 218 11.79 91.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 483 9.95 96.5%
Arkansas 461 15.55 95.8%
Delaware 85 9.12 94.1%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 70.9%
Florida 2,919 14.67 99.2%
Georgia 861 8.53 97.9%
Kentucky 395 8.96 95.3%
Louisiana 529 11.38 96.3%
Maryland 566 9.47 97.6%
Mississippi 459 15.32 96.0%
North Carolina 1,158 11.64 98.5%
Oklahoma 691 17.82 96.6%
South Carolina 413 8.55 96.0%
Tennessee 444 6.78 96.6%
Texas 3,252 12.07 99.1%
Virginia 858 10.3 97.8%
West Virginia 218 11.79 91.0%
 

Full Names with MERLE as a First Name

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Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERLE Smith. 0.96% of all the people named MERLE have this family name.

There are 5757 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERLE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERLE Smith 0.96%
2 MERLE Miller 0.73%
3 MERLE Johnson 0.66%
4 MERLE Brown 0.57%
5 MERLE Jones 0.55%
6 MERLE Davis 0.44%
7 MERLE Williams 0.44%
8 MERLE Anderson 0.41%
9 MERLE Thompson 0.36%
10 MERLE Wilson 0.33%
11 MERLE Martin 0.32%
12 MERLE Moore 0.32%
13 MERLE Norman 0.31%
14 MERLE Taylor 0.27%
15 MERLE White 0.26%
16 MERLE Lewis 0.25%
17 MERLE Nelson 0.25%
18 MERLE Clark 0.24%
19 MERLE King 0.24%
20 MERLE Baker 0.23%

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