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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merilee

Merilee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 1340th; the most babies were born in 1961 (54). More babies were named Merilee in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196154 babies
Total since 1880
1,150babies recorded

Merilee popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,44617
1970#3,08322
1960#2,35026
1950#1,70431
1940#2,52212
1930#3,9257
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merilee, counting every spelling?

Merilee has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merilee?

About 900 people born in the US named Merilee are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 55 and 74. That makes Merilee a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Merilee by state

How common Merilee was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesUT0.10Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Merilee, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Merilee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Merilee, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Merilee

How popular is the name Merilee?

Merilee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 1340th; the most babies were born in 1961 (54). More babies were named Merilee in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Merilee a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,150 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Merilee most popular?

In 1959–1963, Merilee was most common in Utah (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Illinois.