First Name MERLA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERLA is ranked as the 10709th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 748.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.23 people named MERLA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 69% 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 MERLA is 271.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERLA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERLA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 748 +/-13.0%
  • National Rank 10,709
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 271
  • National Rank 19,752
  • Percentile Rank 78.64%
  • Proportion/100k 0.09

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERLA is 68.3% White, 10.5% Hispanic origin, 11.1% Black, 7.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% 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 MERLA have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 68.3% 63.9% 4.4%
Hispanic origin 10.5% 16.3% -5.8%
Black 11.1% 12.3% -1.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 7.7% 4.9% 2.8%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
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 MERLA is California where 128 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERLA, as 3.11 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 92nd, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • South Dakota 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New York (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1,062 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERLA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 19 0.14 73.3% Indiana 16 0.25 74.1% Iowa 20 0.64 83.9% Kansas 21 0.73 73.3% Michigan 19 0.19 85.1% Minnesota 13 0.24 80.1% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 64.1% South Dakota 27 3.11 70.6% Wisconsin 10 0.18 76.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERLA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 19 0.14 73.3%
Indiana 16 0.25 74.1%
Iowa 20 0.64 83.9%
Kansas 21 0.73 73.3%
Michigan 19 0.19 85.1%
Minnesota 13 0.24 80.1%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 64.1%
South Dakota 27 3.11 70.6%
Wisconsin 10 0.18 76.2%
West State Statistics First-Names MERLA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 73.3% California 128 0.33 92.2% Colorado 14 0.25 64.8% Hawaii 30 2.12 81.9% Idaho 23 1.43 72.0% Montana 8 0.77 39.0% Nevada 18 0.65 66.8% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3% Oregon 15 0.37 64.8% Utah 41 1.41 80.1% Washington 36 0.51 87.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERLA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 73.3%
California 128 0.33 92.2%
Colorado 14 0.25 64.8%
Hawaii 30 2.12 81.9%
Idaho 23 1.43 72.0%
Montana 8 0.77 39.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 66.8%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3%
Oregon 15 0.37 64.8%
Utah 41 1.41 80.1%
Washington 36 0.51 87.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERLA 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 8 0.04 57.2% 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 MERLA

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 8 0.04 57.2%
Pennsylvania 11 0.09 64.2%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERLA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 37.5% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 50 0.25 90.6% Georgia 6 0.06 34.8% Kentucky 6 0.15 38.4% Louisiana 7 0.14 38.1% Maryland 11 0.19 66.2% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 10 0.1 71.8% Oklahoma 21 0.55 73.8% South Carolina 6 0.13 37.7% Tennessee 0 0 0.0% Texas 70 0.26 91.3% Virginia 0 0 0.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERLA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 37.5%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 50 0.25 90.6%
Georgia 6 0.06 34.8%
Kentucky 6 0.15 38.4%
Louisiana 7 0.14 38.1%
Maryland 11 0.19 66.2%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 10 0.1 71.8%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 73.8%
South Carolina 6 0.13 37.7%
Tennessee 0 0 0.0%
Texas 70 0.26 91.3%
Virginia 0 0 0.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERLA as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERLA Anderson. 1.24% of all the people named MERLA have this family name.

There are 151 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERLA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERLA Anderson 1.24%
2 MERLA Garrett 1.24%
3 MERLA Johnson 1.24%
4 MERLA Matheny 1.24%
5 MERLA Pascua 1.24%
6 MERLA Preston 1.24%
7 MERLA Puray 1.24%
8 MERLA Ramirez 1.24%
9 MERLA Savid 1.24%
10 MERLA White 1.24%
11 MERLA Aguirre 0.62%
12 MERLA Allen 0.62%
13 MERLA Alves 0.62%
14 MERLA Amesbury 0.62%
15 MERLA Ashton 0.62%
16 MERLA Atkinson 0.62%
17 MERLA Baker 0.62%
18 MERLA Barker 0.62%
19 MERLA Barrales 0.62%
20 MERLA Barrera 0.62%