Meri
Meri was the 10632nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1161st; the most babies were born in 1961 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,996 places. More babies were named Meri in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,632 girls, up 1,155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196189 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,502babies recorded
Meri popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,632 | 9 |
| 2020 | #11,787 | 8 |
| 2010 | #18,927 | 5 |
| 2000 | #4,923 | 24 |
| 1990 | #5,738 | 16 |
| 1980 | #4,445 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,591 | 60 |
| 1960 | #1,244 | 78 |
| 1950 | #1,390 | 44 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,269 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Meri, counting every spelling?
Meri is the most common spelling of a name family that had 21 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meri | 9 | #10,632 | 56 |
| Mery | 12 | #8,688 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Meri?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meri (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meri?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Meri are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 42 and 67. That makes Meri a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meri
How popular is the name Meri?
Meri was the 10632nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1161st; the most babies were born in 1961 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,996 places. More babies were named Meri in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Meri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meri in the US.