First Name MERLYN

 

National Statistics

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Summary

  • MERLYN is ranked as the 2561st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,118.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.23 people named MERLYN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% 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 MERLYN is 2,417.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERLYN is used as a boy's name 67% of the time.

First Names MERLYN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,118 +/-4.2%
  • National Rank 2,561
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,417
  • National Rank 5,005
  • Percentile Rank 94.59%
  • Proportion/100k 0.76
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Race & Ethnicity Stats
State Statistics
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Race and Ethnicity

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Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERLYN is 78.5% White, 6.6% Hispanic origin, 10.4% Black, 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 MERLYN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.5% 63.9% 14.6%
Hispanic origin 6.6% 16.3% -9.7%
Black 10.4% 12.3% -1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.4% 4.9% -2.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

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Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERLYN is California where 787 people have this name.
  • Iowa is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERLYN, as 15.86 in every 100,000 Iowans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Minnesota.
  • Iowa 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Carolina (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 27 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 235 1.82 94.9% Indiana 71 1.08 89.8% Iowa 493 15.86 97.1% Kansas 91 3.15 88.5% Michigan 164 1.65 96.4% Minnesota 502 9.2 97.6% Missouri 27 0.89 80.1% Nebraska 112 5.94 89.3% North Dakota 48 6.52 78.1% Ohio 137 1.18 93.2% South Dakota 115 13.47 85.7% Wisconsin 326 5.66 96.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 235 1.82 94.9%
Indiana 71 1.08 89.8%
Iowa 493 15.86 97.1%
Kansas 91 3.15 88.5%
Michigan 164 1.65 96.4%
Minnesota 502 9.2 97.6%
Missouri 27 0.89 80.1%
Nebraska 112 5.94 89.3%
North Dakota 48 6.52 78.1%
Ohio 137 1.18 93.2%
South Dakota 115 13.47 85.7%
Wisconsin 326 5.66 96.7%
West State Statistics First-Names MERLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 83.3% Arizona 144 2.14 90.9% California 787 2.03 97.5% Colorado 122 2.27 91.0% Hawaii 72 5.09 89.8% Idaho 94 5.73 87.3% Montana 24 2.3 71.3% Nevada 64 2.26 85.8% New Mexico 30 1.42 73.2% Oregon 139 3.5 91.4% Utah 124 4.22 89.4% Washington 177 2.51 95.2% Wyoming 19 3.19 63.2%

West States
State stats for the first name MERLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 83.3%
Arizona 144 2.14 90.9%
California 787 2.03 97.5%
Colorado 122 2.27 91.0%
Hawaii 72 5.09 89.8%
Idaho 94 5.73 87.3%
Montana 24 2.3 71.3%
Nevada 64 2.26 85.8%
New Mexico 30 1.42 73.2%
Oregon 139 3.5 91.4%
Utah 124 4.22 89.4%
Washington 177 2.51 95.2%
Wyoming 19 3.19 63.2%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3% Maine 10 0.77 36.5% Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.2% New Hampshire 9 0.7 37.3% New Jersey 94 1.05 89.0% New York 273 1.38 96.3% Pennsylvania 125 0.98 92.9% Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.8% Vermont 16 2.5 76.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.3%
Maine 10 0.77 36.5%
Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.2%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 37.3%
New Jersey 94 1.05 89.0%
New York 273 1.38 96.3%
Pennsylvania 125 0.98 92.9%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.8%
Vermont 16 2.5 76.6%
South State Statistics First-Names MERLYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 46 0.95 87.0% Arkansas 38 1.3 83.6% Delaware 14 1.52 81.9% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 359 1.8 97.4% Georgia 120 1.19 93.2% Kentucky 19 0.44 74.3% Louisiana 141 3.03 92.5% Maryland 74 1.24 91.4% Mississippi 27 0.89 80.1% North Carolina 77 0.77 93.1% Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.1% South Carolina 19 0.38 75.1% Tennessee 46 0.71 88.0% Texas 379 1.41 96.9% Virginia 46 0.55 85.9% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERLYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 46 0.95 87.0%
Arkansas 38 1.3 83.6%
Delaware 14 1.52 81.9%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 359 1.8 97.4%
Georgia 120 1.19 93.2%
Kentucky 19 0.44 74.3%
Louisiana 141 3.03 92.5%
Maryland 74 1.24 91.4%
Mississippi 27 0.89 80.1%
North Carolina 77 0.77 93.1%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.1%
South Carolina 19 0.38 75.1%
Tennessee 46 0.71 88.0%
Texas 379 1.41 96.9%
Virginia 46 0.55 85.9%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERLYN as a First Name

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Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERLYN Johnson. 1.17% of all the people named MERLYN have this family name.

There are 1210 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERLYN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERLYN Johnson 1.17%
2 MERLYN Brown 0.78%
3 MERLYN Miller 0.78%
4 MERLYN Anderson 0.59%
5 MERLYN Nelson 0.59%
6 MERLYN Larson 0.52%
7 MERLYN Jones 0.46%
8 MERLYN Olson 0.46%
9 MERLYN Smith 0.46%
10 MERLYN Thompson 0.39%
11 MERLYN Gonzalez 0.33%
12 MERLYN Green 0.33%
13 MERLYN Meyer 0.33%
14 MERLYN Peters 0.33%
15 MERLYN Sanders 0.33%
16 MERLYN Cook 0.26%
17 MERLYN Francis 0.26%
18 MERLYN Hansen 0.26%
19 MERLYN Hanson 0.26%
20 MERLYN Jackson 0.26%

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