First Name MELINDA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELINDA is ranked as the 406th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 153,289.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 48.07 people named MELINDA 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 MELINDA is 126,238.
  • The SSA data also shows that MELINDA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MELINDA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 153,289 +/-0.9%
  • National Rank 406
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 48.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 126,238
  • National Rank 412
  • Percentile Rank 99.56%
  • Proportion/100k 39.59

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELINDA is 74.6% White, 9.2% Hispanic origin, 12.3% Black, 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 MELINDA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MELINDA is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Feminine given name
  • English surname
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.6% 63.9% 10.7%
Hispanic origin 9.2% 16.3% -7.1%
Black 12.3% 12.3% -0.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
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 MELINDA is Texas where 19,102 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELINDA, as 77.35 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Maine 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 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELINDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 4,223 32.78 99.1% Indiana 4,094 62.06 98.9% Iowa 1,991 64.09 98.7% Kansas 1,639 56.42 97.7% Michigan 4,276 43.15 99.4% Minnesota 2,085 38.2 98.9% Missouri 1,542 51.51 98.1% Nebraska 624 33.17 95.9% North Dakota 193 26.1 89.3% Ohio 6,068 52.34 99.1% South Dakota 265 31.09 91.1% Wisconsin 1,948 33.84 98.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELINDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 4,223 32.78 99.1%
Indiana 4,094 62.06 98.9%
Iowa 1,991 64.09 98.7%
Kansas 1,639 56.42 97.7%
Michigan 4,276 43.15 99.4%
Minnesota 2,085 38.2 98.9%
Missouri 1,542 51.51 98.1%
Nebraska 624 33.17 95.9%
North Dakota 193 26.1 89.3%
Ohio 6,068 52.34 99.1%
South Dakota 265 31.09 91.1%
Wisconsin 1,948 33.84 98.8%
West State Statistics First-Names MELINDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 350 47.56 92.5% Arizona 2,521 37.46 98.3% California 18,652 48.07 99.7% Colorado 2,175 40.6 98.4% Hawaii 512 36.05 97.4% Idaho 656 40.13 95.9% Montana 384 37.55 93.5% Nevada 1,055 37.15 97.5% New Mexico 985 47.23 96.4% Oregon 1,834 46.19 98.2% Utah 1,491 50.65 97.8% Washington 4,200 59.47 99.3% Wyoming 224 38.31 91.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MELINDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 350 47.56 92.5%
Arizona 2,521 37.46 98.3%
California 18,652 48.07 99.7%
Colorado 2,175 40.6 98.4%
Hawaii 512 36.05 97.4%
Idaho 656 40.13 95.9%
Montana 384 37.55 93.5%
Nevada 1,055 37.15 97.5%
New Mexico 985 47.23 96.4%
Oregon 1,834 46.19 98.2%
Utah 1,491 50.65 97.8%
Washington 4,200 59.47 99.3%
Wyoming 224 38.31 91.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELINDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,779 49.45 98.5% Maine 1,029 77.35 96.7% Massachusetts 3,053 45.26 98.7% New Hampshire 757 57.04 96.5% New Jersey 3,023 33.82 98.9% New York 6,046 30.62 99.5% Pennsylvania 4,326 33.83 99.1% Rhode Island 474 44.92 96.1% Vermont 251 40.04 94.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELINDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,779 49.45 98.5%
Maine 1,029 77.35 96.7%
Massachusetts 3,053 45.26 98.7%
New Hampshire 757 57.04 96.5%
New Jersey 3,023 33.82 98.9%
New York 6,046 30.62 99.5%
Pennsylvania 4,326 33.83 99.1%
Rhode Island 474 44.92 96.1%
Vermont 251 40.04 94.9%
South State Statistics First-Names MELINDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,407 49.63 98.6% Arkansas 1,589 53.56 98.0% Delaware 366 39.16 97.5% Dist. of Columbia 204 30.95 96.0% Florida 8,506 42.76 99.6% Georgia 5,332 52.81 99.3% Kentucky 2,431 55.07 98.3% Louisiana 2,211 47.54 98.5% Maryland 1,915 32.05 98.9% Mississippi 1,542 51.51 98.1% North Carolina 6,245 62.8 99.5% Oklahoma 1,959 50.52 98.2% South Carolina 2,202 45.57 98.5% Tennessee 3,788 57.84 99.0% Texas 19,102 70.86 99.7% Virginia 3,620 43.48 99.1% West Virginia 809 43.74 95.6%

South States
State stats for the first name MELINDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,407 49.63 98.6%
Arkansas 1,589 53.56 98.0%
Delaware 366 39.16 97.5%
Dist. of Columbia 204 30.95 96.0%
Florida 8,506 42.76 99.6%
Georgia 5,332 52.81 99.3%
Kentucky 2,431 55.07 98.3%
Louisiana 2,211 47.54 98.5%
Maryland 1,915 32.05 98.9%
Mississippi 1,542 51.51 98.1%
North Carolina 6,245 62.8 99.5%
Oklahoma 1,959 50.52 98.2%
South Carolina 2,202 45.57 98.5%
Tennessee 3,788 57.84 99.0%
Texas 19,102 70.86 99.7%
Virginia 3,620 43.48 99.1%
West Virginia 809 43.74 95.6%
 

Full Names with MELINDA as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MELINDA Smith. 0.97% of all the people named MELINDA have this family name.

There are 14381 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELINDA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELINDA Smith 0.97%
2 MELINDA Johnson 0.68%
3 MELINDA Jones 0.57%
4 MELINDA Brown 0.55%
5 MELINDA Miller 0.52%
6 MELINDA Williams 0.52%
7 MELINDA Davis 0.35%
8 MELINDA Wilson 0.32%
9 MELINDA Anderson 0.29%
10 MELINDA Moore 0.29%
11 MELINDA Hall 0.29%
12 MELINDA Thompson 0.29%
13 MELINDA Martin 0.28%
14 MELINDA Lee 0.28%
15 MELINDA Thomas 0.28%
16 MELINDA Taylor 0.28%
17 MELINDA Martinez 0.24%
18 MELINDA White 0.24%
19 MELINDA King 0.23%
20 MELINDA Rodriguez 0.23%

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