First Name MELTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELTON is ranked as the 3685th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,961.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.24 people named MELTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 93% 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 MELTON is 2,191.

First Names MELTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,961 +/-5.6%
  • National Rank 3,685
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,191
  • National Rank 5,336
  • Percentile Rank 94.23%
  • Proportion/100k 0.69

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELTON is 72.8% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 18.9% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.8% 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 MELTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 72.8% 63.9% 8.9%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 18.9% 12.3% 6.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MELTON is Texas where 879 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELTON, as 4.79 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, 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 Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 22 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 56 0.43 87.1% Indiana 22 0.33 78.7% Iowa 2 0.08 31.7% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 101 1.02 95.1% Minnesota 13 0.24 80.0% Missouri 113 3.77 91.5% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 49 0.43 87.1% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 56 0.43 87.1%
Indiana 22 0.33 78.7%
Iowa 2 0.08 31.7%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 101 1.02 95.1%
Minnesota 13 0.24 80.0%
Missouri 113 3.77 91.5%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 49 0.43 87.1%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.8%
West State Statistics First-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 40.1% Arizona 8 0.13 36.9% California 266 0.68 95.1% Colorado 34 0.63 80.5% Hawaii 12 0.85 64.7% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 16 1.53 63.2% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.1% Oregon 37 0.92 80.5% Utah 17 0.56 64.9% Washington 51 0.72 89.8% Wyoming 28 4.79 71.5%

West States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 40.1%
Arizona 8 0.13 36.9%
California 266 0.68 95.1%
Colorado 34 0.63 80.5%
Hawaii 12 0.85 64.7%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 16 1.53 63.2%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.1%
Oregon 37 0.92 80.5%
Utah 17 0.56 64.9%
Washington 51 0.72 89.8%
Wyoming 28 4.79 71.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 36.3% Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.5% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 75.3% New York 62 0.32 90.3% Pennsylvania 38 0.3 85.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 36.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 36.3%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.5%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 75.3%
New York 62 0.32 90.3%
Pennsylvania 38 0.3 85.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 36.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 132 2.72 93.0% Arkansas 90 3.02 89.9% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.8% Florida 221 1.11 96.4% Georgia 222 2.2 95.3% Kentucky 117 2.64 91.0% Louisiana 154 3.31 92.8% Maryland 46 0.77 87.9% Mississippi 113 3.77 91.5% North Carolina 319 3.21 97.1% Oklahoma 114 2.94 90.5% South Carolina 62 1.28 88.6% Tennessee 155 2.36 94.1% Texas 879 3.26 98.1% Virginia 79 0.94 90.2% West Virginia 18 0.98 65.7%

South States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 132 2.72 93.0%
Arkansas 90 3.02 89.9%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.8%
Florida 221 1.11 96.4%
Georgia 222 2.2 95.3%
Kentucky 117 2.64 91.0%
Louisiana 154 3.31 92.8%
Maryland 46 0.77 87.9%
Mississippi 113 3.77 91.5%
North Carolina 319 3.21 97.1%
Oklahoma 114 2.94 90.5%
South Carolina 62 1.28 88.6%
Tennessee 155 2.36 94.1%
Texas 879 3.26 98.1%
Virginia 79 0.94 90.2%
West Virginia 18 0.98 65.7%
 

Full Names with MELTON as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MELTON Smith. 1.17% of all the people named MELTON have this family name.

There are 631 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MELTON Smith 1.17%
2 MELTON Meeks 0.94%
3 MELTON Miller 0.94%
4 MELTON Thomas 0.94%
5 MELTON Williams 0.94%
6 MELTON King 0.82%
7 MELTON Brown 0.70%
8 MELTON Henry 0.59%
9 MELTON Lee 0.59%
10 MELTON Rose 0.59%
11 MELTON Scott 0.59%
12 MELTON Anderson 0.47%
13 MELTON Clark 0.47%
14 MELTON Davis 0.47%
15 MELTON Jones 0.47%
16 MELTON Lewis 0.47%
17 MELTON Meekins 0.47%
18 MELTON Parker 0.47%
19 MELTON White 0.47%
20 MELTON Wright 0.47%

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