First Name MERRIT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERRIT is ranked as the 17709th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 339.
  • This name is in the 93rd percentile, this means that nearly 7% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.11 people named MERRIT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 40% 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 MERRIT is 127.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERRIT is used as a boy's name 62% of the time.

First Names MERRIT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 339 +/-19.3%
  • National Rank 17,709
  • Percentile Rank 0.93
  • Proportion/100k 0.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 127
  • National Rank 29,026
  • Percentile Rank 68.61%
  • Proportion/100k 0.04

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERRIT is 82.4% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 13.4% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% 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 MERRIT have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.4% 63.9% 18.5%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 13.4% 12.3% 1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERRIT is Pennsylvania where 38 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERRIT, as 1.09 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 85th, this rank was reached in the states of Pennsylvania.
  • North 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 8 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1,686 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERRIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 6 0.05 34.3% Indiana 11 0.17 65.2% Iowa 7 0.24 70.9% Kansas 7 0.24 38.1% Michigan 7 0.07 70.6% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 13 0.7 64.4% North Dakota 8 1.09 38.8% Ohio 5 0.05 36.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 8 0.13 71.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERRIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 6 0.05 34.3%
Indiana 11 0.17 65.2%
Iowa 7 0.24 70.9%
Kansas 7 0.24 38.1%
Michigan 7 0.07 70.6%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 13 0.7 64.4%
North Dakota 8 1.09 38.8%
Ohio 5 0.05 36.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 8 0.13 71.5%
West State Statistics First-Names MERRIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 17 0.25 64.8% California 33 0.09 81.6% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 37.8% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 38.5% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 8 0.28 38.5% Washington 11 0.15 71.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERRIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 17 0.25 64.8%
California 33 0.09 81.6%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 37.8%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 38.5%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 8 0.28 38.5%
Washington 11 0.15 71.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERRIT 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 20 0.1 79.0% Pennsylvania 38 0.3 85.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERRIT

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 20 0.1 79.0%
Pennsylvania 38 0.3 85.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERRIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 66.2% Arkansas 6 0.22 38.9% Delaware 4 0.38 36.5% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 12 0.06 74.5% Georgia 25 0.25 79.9% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 13 0.29 66.7% Maryland 11 0.19 66.2% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 13 0.13 77.0% Oklahoma 7 0.18 38.1% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 0 0 0.0% Texas 23 0.09 82.1% Virginia 0 0 0.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERRIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 66.2%
Arkansas 6 0.22 38.9%
Delaware 4 0.38 36.5%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 12 0.06 74.5%
Georgia 25 0.25 79.9%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 13 0.29 66.7%
Maryland 11 0.19 66.2%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 13 0.13 77.0%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 38.1%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 0 0 0.0%
Texas 23 0.09 82.1%
Virginia 0 0 0.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERRIT as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERRIT Rickman. 2.74% of all the people named MERRIT have this family name.

There are 71 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERRIT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERRIT Rickman 2.74%
2 MERRIT Schwartz 2.74%
3 MERRIT Arnold 1.37%
4 MERRIT Arthur 1.37%
5 MERRIT Ashe 1.37%
6 MERRIT Ash 1.37%
7 MERRIT Askew 1.37%
8 MERRIT Aune 1.37%
9 MERRIT Baker 1.37%
10 MERRIT Bender 1.37%
11 MERRIT Bond 1.37%
12 MERRIT Bowes 1.37%
13 MERRIT Bradbury 1.37%
14 MERRIT Buckman 1.37%
15 MERRIT Burgin 1.37%
16 MERRIT Chandler 1.37%
17 MERRIT Chapin 1.37%
18 MERRIT Clements 1.37%
19 MERRIT Coomer 1.37%
20 MERRIT Cornett 1.37%

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