First Name MERITT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERITT is ranked as the 27422nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 172.
  • This name is in the 89th percentile, this means that nearly 10% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.05 people named MERITT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 84% 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 MERITT is 15.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERITT is used as a boy's name 93% of the time.

First Names MERITT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 172 +/-27.0%
  • National Rank 27,422
  • Percentile Rank 0.90
  • Proportion/100k 0.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15
  • National Rank 59,371
  • Percentile Rank 35.79%
  • Proportion/100k 0.01

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERITT is 78.5% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 17.0% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 MERITT have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.5% 63.9% 14.6%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 17.0% 12.3% 4.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
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 MERITT is California where 33 people have this name.
  • Missouri is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERITT, as 0.41 in every 100,000 Missourians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 81st, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Missouri 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 171 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Michigan (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3,202 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERITT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 12 0.1 63.7% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 7 0.24 38.1% Michigan 2 0.02 29.1% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 0 0 0.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERITT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 12 0.1 63.7%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 38.1%
Michigan 2 0.02 29.1%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 0 0 0.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics First-Names MERITT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 37.1% California 33 0.09 81.6% Colorado 14 0.25 64.8% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 30.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERITT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 37.1%
California 33 0.09 81.6%
Colorado 14 0.25 64.8%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 30.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERITT 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 0 0 0.0% New York 12 0.06 69.5% Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERITT

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 0 0 0.0%
New York 12 0.06 69.5%
Pennsylvania 0 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERITT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 38.9% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 9 0.04 68.4% Georgia 25 0.25 79.9% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 38.1% Maryland 6 0.1 35.6% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 3 0.03 30.5% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 36.5% Texas 10 0.04 67.6% Virginia 0 0 0.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERITT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 38.9%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 9 0.04 68.4%
Georgia 25 0.25 79.9%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 38.1%
Maryland 6 0.1 35.6%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 3 0.03 30.5%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 36.5%
Texas 10 0.04 67.6%
Virginia 0 0 0.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERITT as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERITT Larson. 5.41% of all the people named MERITT have this family name.

There are 36 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERITT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERITT Larson 5.41%
2 MERITT Abrams 2.70%
3 MERITT Barton 2.70%
4 MERITT Bold 2.70%
5 MERITT Boyd 2.70%
6 MERITT Cox 2.70%
7 MERITT Curtis 2.70%
8 MERITT Dahlgren 2.70%
9 MERITT Davies 2.70%
10 MERITT Davis 2.70%
11 MERITT Finer 2.70%
12 MERITT Gibbons 2.70%
13 MERITT Harrison 2.70%
14 MERITT Haynes 2.70%
15 MERITT Hunt 2.70%
16 MERITT Hutton 2.70%
17 MERITT Jennings 2.70%
18 MERITT Kovacs 2.70%
19 MERITT Lewis 2.70%
20 MERITT Loving 2.70%

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