First Name MERLY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERLY is ranked as the 9829th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 850.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.27 people named MERLY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 81% 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 MERLY is 175.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERLY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERLY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 850 +/-12.2%
  • National Rank 9,829
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 175
  • National Rank 24,872
  • Percentile Rank 73.10%
  • Proportion/100k 0.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERLY is 34.0% White, 46.7% Hispanic origin, 5.5% Black, 12.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 MERLY have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERLY 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 MERLY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 34.0% 63.9% -29.9%
Hispanic origin 46.7% 16.3% 30.4%
Black 5.5% 12.3% -6.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 12.1% 4.9% 7.2%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
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 MERLY is California where 289 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERLY, as 1.7 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii 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 10 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 516 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 25 0.19 78.0% Indiana 5 0.08 37.2% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 10 0.1 76.2% Minnesota 10 0.19 77.1% 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 3 0.04 31.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 25 0.19 78.0%
Indiana 5 0.08 37.2%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 10 0.1 76.2%
Minnesota 10 0.19 77.1%
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 3 0.04 31.9%
West State Statistics First-Names MERLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 73.3% California 289 0.75 95.4% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 24 1.7 79.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 66.8% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 18 0.26 79.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 73.3%
California 289 0.75 95.4%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 24 1.7 79.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 66.8%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 18 0.26 79.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.7% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 42 0.47 80.2% New York 59 0.3 89.9% Pennsylvania 5 0.04 34.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.7%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 42 0.47 80.2%
New York 59 0.3 89.9%
Pennsylvania 5 0.04 34.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 121 0.61 94.7% Georgia 13 0.13 65.2% Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 11 0.19 66.2% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 10 0.1 71.9% Oklahoma 7 0.18 38.1% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 36.5% Texas 47 0.17 88.7% Virginia 7 0.08 35.4% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 121 0.61 94.7%
Georgia 13 0.13 65.2%
Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 11 0.19 66.2%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 10 0.1 71.9%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 38.1%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 36.5%
Texas 47 0.17 88.7%
Virginia 7 0.08 35.4%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERLY as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERLY Lopez. 2.19% of all the people named MERLY have this family name.

There are 162 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERLY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERLY Lopez 2.19%
2 MERLY Akacich 1.64%
3 MERLY Diaz 1.64%
4 MERLY Perez 1.64%
5 MERLY Abrenica 1.09%
6 MERLY Blasco 1.09%
7 MERLY Buck 1.09%
8 MERLY Carolino 1.09%
9 MERLY Contreras 1.09%
10 MERLY Cruz 1.09%
11 MERLY Dino 1.09%
12 MERLY Fernandez 1.09%
13 MERLY Hernandez 1.09%
14 MERLY Mejia 1.09%
15 MERLY Munoz 1.09%
16 MERLY Vera 1.09%
17 MERLY Acosta 0.55%
18 MERLY Agcanas 0.55%
19 MERLY Aguilera 0.55%
20 MERLY Alameda 0.55%