First Name MERITA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERITA is ranked as the 7037th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,449.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.45 people named MERITA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 98% 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 MERITA is 856.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERITA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERITA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,449 +/-9.3%
  • National Rank 7,037
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 856
  • National Rank 9,798
  • Percentile Rank 89.41%
  • Proportion/100k 0.27

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERITA is 72.4% White, 6.5% Hispanic origin, 16.5% Black, 2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.9% 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 MERITA have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERITA is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 72.4% 63.9% 8.5%
Hispanic origin 6.5% 16.3% -9.8%
Black 16.5% 12.3% 4.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.0% 4.9% -2.9%
Two or more races 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
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 MERITA is Florida where 147 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERITA, as 2.16 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Alaska 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 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 148 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERITA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 49 0.38 86.0% Indiana 27 0.42 81.5% Iowa 7 0.24 70.9% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 48 0.49 91.9% Minnesota 5 0.09 61.8% Missouri 33 1.11 82.6% Nebraska 7 0.35 38.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 22 0.19 78.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 10 0.18 76.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERITA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 49 0.38 86.0%
Indiana 27 0.42 81.5%
Iowa 7 0.24 70.9%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 48 0.49 91.9%
Minnesota 5 0.09 61.8%
Missouri 33 1.11 82.6%
Nebraska 7 0.35 38.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 78.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 10 0.18 76.2%
West State Statistics First-Names MERITA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 40.4% Arizona 25 0.38 73.3% California 104 0.27 91.2% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 39.0% Nevada 9 0.32 38.4% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.2% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 8 0.28 38.4% Washington 14 0.21 76.7% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERITA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 40.4%
Arizona 25 0.38 73.3%
California 104 0.27 91.2%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 39.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 38.4%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.2%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 8 0.28 38.4%
Washington 14 0.21 76.7%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERITA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3% Maine 10 0.77 36.5% Massachusetts 24 0.36 66.7% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 63 0.7 85.3% New York 82 0.42 91.9% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERITA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3%
Maine 10 0.77 36.5%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 66.7%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 63 0.7 85.3%
New York 82 0.42 91.9%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERITA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 63 1.3 89.4% Arkansas 13 0.43 66.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.9% Florida 147 0.74 95.3% Georgia 108 1.07 92.7% Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9% Louisiana 33 0.72 82.3% Maryland 23 0.38 80.4% Mississippi 33 1.11 82.6% North Carolina 128 1.28 95.1% Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.4% South Carolina 31 0.64 82.4% Tennessee 46 0.71 88.0% Texas 91 0.34 92.6% Virginia 46 0.55 85.9% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERITA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 63 1.3 89.4%
Arkansas 13 0.43 66.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.9%
Florida 147 0.74 95.3%
Georgia 108 1.07 92.7%
Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9%
Louisiana 33 0.72 82.3%
Maryland 23 0.38 80.4%
Mississippi 33 1.11 82.6%
North Carolina 128 1.28 95.1%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.4%
South Carolina 31 0.64 82.4%
Tennessee 46 0.71 88.0%
Texas 91 0.34 92.6%
Virginia 46 0.55 85.9%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERITA as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERITA Smith. 1.28% of all the people named MERITA have this family name.

There are 284 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERITA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERITA Smith 1.28%
2 MERITA Williams 1.28%
3 MERITA Miller 0.96%
4 MERITA Roberts 0.96%
5 MERITA Arnold 0.64%
6 MERITA Baker 0.64%
7 MERITA Beatty 0.64%
8 MERITA Brown 0.64%
9 MERITA Campbell 0.64%
10 MERITA Davis 0.64%
11 MERITA Dodaj 0.64%
12 MERITA Fleming 0.64%
13 MERITA Isaku 0.64%
14 MERITA Johnson 0.64%
15 MERITA Jones 0.64%
16 MERITA Kraja 0.64%
17 MERITA Moore 0.64%
18 MERITA Parker 0.64%
19 MERITA Pegg 0.64%
20 MERITA Powell 0.64%

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