First Name MERRIL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERRIL is ranked as the 8703rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,035.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.32 people named MERRIL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 100% 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 MERRIL is 385.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERRIL is used as a boy's name 84% of the time.

First Names MERRIL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,035 +/-11.0%
  • National Rank 8,703
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 385
  • National Rank 16,186
  • Percentile Rank 82.50%
  • Proportion/100k 0.12

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERRIL is 83.5% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 10.7% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 MERRIL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.5% 63.9% 19.6%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 10.7% 12.3% -1.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
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 MERRIL is California where 109 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERRIL, as 1.69 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Utah 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 22 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Georgia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 372 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERRIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 43 0.34 84.7% Indiana 27 0.42 81.5% Iowa 15 0.48 81.2% Kansas 21 0.73 73.3% Michigan 27 0.27 87.9% Minnesota 36 0.66 89.4% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 20 1.05 72.3% North Dakota 8 1.09 38.7% 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 MERRIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 43 0.34 84.7%
Indiana 27 0.42 81.5%
Iowa 15 0.48 81.2%
Kansas 21 0.73 73.3%
Michigan 27 0.27 87.9%
Minnesota 36 0.66 89.4%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 20 1.05 72.3%
North Dakota 8 1.09 38.7%
Ohio 22 0.19 78.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 10 0.18 76.2%
West State Statistics First-Names MERRIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 51 0.75 83.0% California 109 0.28 91.4% Colorado 27 0.5 77.7% Hawaii 6 0.42 33.6% Idaho 16 0.96 63.6% Montana 8 0.77 39.0% Nevada 9 0.32 38.5% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3% Oregon 7 0.18 37.1% Utah 50 1.69 82.4% Washington 36 0.51 87.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERRIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 51 0.75 83.0%
California 109 0.28 91.4%
Colorado 27 0.5 77.7%
Hawaii 6 0.42 33.6%
Idaho 16 0.96 63.6%
Montana 8 0.77 39.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 38.5%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.3%
Oregon 7 0.18 37.1%
Utah 50 1.69 82.4%
Washington 36 0.51 87.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERRIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 35.2% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.6% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 21 0.23 65.4% New York 98 0.49 92.7% Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 63.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERRIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 35.2%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.6%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 21 0.23 65.4%
New York 98 0.49 92.7%
Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 63.8%
South State Statistics First-Names MERRIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 66.2% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 37.0% Florida 82 0.41 93.2% Georgia 6 0.06 34.9% Kentucky 19 0.44 74.3% Louisiana 20 0.43 75.4% Maryland 6 0.1 35.6% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 10 0.1 71.9% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 12 0.26 66.1% Tennessee 5 0.08 36.5% Texas 44 0.16 88.1% Virginia 26 0.31 79.4% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERRIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 66.2%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 37.0%
Florida 82 0.41 93.2%
Georgia 6 0.06 34.9%
Kentucky 19 0.44 74.3%
Louisiana 20 0.43 75.4%
Maryland 6 0.1 35.6%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 10 0.1 71.9%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 12 0.26 66.1%
Tennessee 5 0.08 36.5%
Texas 44 0.16 88.1%
Virginia 26 0.31 79.4%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERRIL as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERRIL Smith. 1.79% of all the people named MERRIL have this family name.

There are 205 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERRIL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERRIL Smith 1.79%
2 MERRIL Anderson 1.35%
3 MERRIL Barnhart 0.90%
4 MERRIL Buchhalter 0.90%
5 MERRIL Gerow 0.90%
6 MERRIL Greif 0.90%
7 MERRIL Hill 0.90%
8 MERRIL Johnson 0.90%
9 MERRIL Moore 0.90%
10 MERRIL Muhs 0.90%
11 MERRIL Munn 0.90%
12 MERRIL Oliker 0.90%
13 MERRIL Schelling 0.90%
14 MERRIL Settle 0.90%
15 MERRIL Tibbetts 0.90%
16 MERRIL Akins 0.45%
17 MERRIL Alger 0.45%
18 MERRIL Allen 0.45%
19 MERRIL Alligood 0.45%
20 MERRIL Alonso 0.45%

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