First Name MELA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELA is ranked as the 11354th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 683.
  • This name is in the 95th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.21 people named MELA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 65% 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 MELA is 435.
  • The SSA data also shows that MELA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MELA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 683 +/-13.6%
  • National Rank 11,354
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 435
  • National Rank 15,072
  • Percentile Rank 83.70%
  • Proportion/100k 0.14

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELA is 51.1% White, 32.8% Hispanic origin, 7.1% Black, 6.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% Two or More Races, and 0.9% 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 MELA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being Black, White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 51.1% 63.9% -12.8%
Hispanic origin 32.8% 16.3% 16.5%
Black 7.1% 12.3% -5.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 6.0% 4.9% 1.1%
Two or more races 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MELA is New Mexico where 177 people have this name.
  • New Mexico is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELA, as 8.5 in every 100,000 New Mexicans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • New Mexico 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Washington (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 492 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 12 0.1 63.6% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 2 0.08 31.6% Kansas 7 0.24 37.7% Michigan 10 0.1 76.1% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 7 0.22 38.6% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 64.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 5 0.09 61.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 12 0.1 63.6%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 2 0.08 31.6%
Kansas 7 0.24 37.7%
Michigan 10 0.1 76.1%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 7 0.22 38.6%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 64.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 61.2%
West State Statistics First-Names MELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 0 0 0.0% California 152 0.39 93.0% Colorado 7 0.13 36.9% Hawaii 12 0.85 64.7% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 75.2% New Mexico 177 8.5 90.2% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 30.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 0 0 0.0%
California 152 0.39 93.0%
Colorado 7 0.13 36.9%
Hawaii 12 0.85 64.7%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 75.2%
New Mexico 177 8.5 90.2%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 30.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 34.9% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.4% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 33.6% New York 66 0.34 90.7% Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0% Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.3% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 34.9%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.4%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 33.6%
New York 66 0.34 90.7%
Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.3%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MELA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 36.2% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 35 0.18 88.1% Georgia 13 0.13 65.1% Kentucky 19 0.44 74.2% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 11 0.19 66.1% Mississippi 7 0.22 38.6% North Carolina 13 0.13 77.0% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 37.4% Tennessee 0 0 0.0% Texas 101 0.37 93.1% Virginia 7 0.08 35.2% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MELA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 36.2%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 35 0.18 88.1%
Georgia 13 0.13 65.1%
Kentucky 19 0.44 74.2%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 11 0.19 66.1%
Mississippi 7 0.22 38.6%
North Carolina 13 0.13 77.0%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 37.4%
Tennessee 0 0 0.0%
Texas 101 0.37 93.1%
Virginia 7 0.08 35.2%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MELA as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MELA Garcia. 3.40% of all the people named MELA have this family name.

There are 136 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELA Garcia 3.40%
2 MELA Hernandez 2.04%
3 MELA Buckman 1.36%
4 MELA Chan 1.36%
5 MELA Frazier 1.36%
6 MELA Long 1.36%
7 MELA Mendoza 1.36%
8 MELA Aquino 0.68%
9 MELA Arevalo 0.68%
10 MELA Attie 0.68%
11 MELA Ayd 0.68%
12 MELA Ayotte 0.68%
13 MELA Baca 0.68%
14 MELA Bay 0.68%
15 MELA Bolster 0.68%
16 MELA Brandt 0.68%
17 MELA Brown 0.68%
18 MELA Burhan 0.68%
19 MELA Cain 0.68%
20 MELA Calderon 0.68%