Merida
Merida was the 2677th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1796th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 668 places. More babies were named Merida in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,677 girls, down 632 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,572babies recorded
Merida popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,677 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,045 | 91 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #14,417 | 5 |
| 1980 | #6,180 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,195 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Merida, counting every spelling?
Merida has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Merida?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Merida (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Merida 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Merida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Merida?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Merida are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Merida a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Merida by state
How common Merida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Merida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Merida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Merida
How popular is the name Merida?
Merida was the 2677th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1796th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 668 places. More babies were named Merida in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Merida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Merida in the US.
Where is Merida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Merida was most common in Missouri (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.