First Name MERCED

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERCED is ranked as the 4647th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,753.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.86 people named MERCED 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 53% 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 MERCED is 606.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERCED is used as a boy's name 79% of the time.

First Names MERCED
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,753 +/-6.8%
  • National Rank 4,647
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 606
  • National Rank 12,230
  • Percentile Rank 86.78%
  • Proportion/100k 0.19

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERCED is 11.8% White, 82.3% Hispanic origin, 1.7% Black, 3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.8% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 MERCED have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 11.8% 63.9% -52.1%
Hispanic origin 82.3% 16.3% 66.0%
Black 1.7% 12.3% -10.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.0% 4.9% -1.9%
Two or more races 0.8% 1.8% -1.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERCED is California where 1,020 people have this name.
  • New Mexico is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERCED, as 3.31 in every 100,000 New Mexicans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, 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 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Tennessee (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 81 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERCED State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 105 0.82 91.5% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 5 0.16 61.1% Kansas 7 0.24 38.0% Michigan 19 0.19 85.1% Minnesota 10 0.19 77.1% Missouri 7 0.22 38.9% Nebraska 7 0.35 38.3% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 73.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERCED

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 105 0.82 91.5%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 5 0.16 61.1%
Kansas 7 0.24 38.0%
Michigan 19 0.19 85.1%
Minnesota 10 0.19 77.1%
Missouri 7 0.22 38.9%
Nebraska 7 0.35 38.3%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 73.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics First-Names MERCED State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 68 1.01 85.7% California 1,020 2.63 97.9% Colorado 47 0.88 84.3% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 37.6% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 73 2.58 86.9% New Mexico 69 3.31 83.8% Oregon 29 0.74 77.6% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 40 0.56 88.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERCED

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 68 1.01 85.7%
California 1,020 2.63 97.9%
Colorado 47 0.88 84.3%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 37.6%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 73 2.58 86.9%
New Mexico 69 3.31 83.8%
Oregon 29 0.74 77.6%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 40 0.56 88.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERCED State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 75.3% New York 27 0.14 83.3% Pennsylvania 11 0.09 64.2% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERCED

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 75.3%
New York 27 0.14 83.3%
Pennsylvania 11 0.09 64.2%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERCED State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 38.8% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 88 0.44 93.5% Georgia 32 0.31 82.8% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 13 0.29 66.7% Maryland 6 0.1 35.5% Mississippi 7 0.22 38.9% North Carolina 0 0 0.0% Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.4% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 36.4% Texas 792 2.94 98.0% Virginia 20 0.24 74.7% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERCED

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 38.8%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 88 0.44 93.5%
Georgia 32 0.31 82.8%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 13 0.29 66.7%
Maryland 6 0.1 35.5%
Mississippi 7 0.22 38.9%
North Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.4%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 36.4%
Texas 792 2.94 98.0%
Virginia 20 0.24 74.7%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERCED as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERCED Martinez. 3.54% of all the people named MERCED have this family name.

There are 333 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERCED

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERCED Martinez 3.54%
2 MERCED Garcia 2.53%
3 MERCED Hernandez 2.53%
4 MERCED Rodriguez 2.36%
5 MERCED Gonzalez 1.85%
6 MERCED Torres 1.85%
7 MERCED Mendoza 1.69%
8 MERCED Perez 1.52%
9 MERCED Cruz 1.18%
10 MERCED Gonzales 1.18%
11 MERCED Ramirez 1.18%
12 MERCED Dela 1.01%
13 MERCED Lopez 1.01%
14 MERCED Pena 1.01%
15 MERCED Cantu 0.84%
16 MERCED Castillo 0.84%
17 MERCED Jimenez 0.84%
18 MERCED Rivera 0.84%
19 MERCED Sanchez 0.84%
20 MERCED Castaneda 0.67%

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