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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merilyn

Merilyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 820th; the most babies were born in 1946 (75). More babies were named Merilyn in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
194675 babies
Total since 1880
2,317babies recorded

Merilyn 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#11,9379
2000#12,6777
1990——
1980#11,4925
1970——
1960#3,17016
1950#1,56536
1940#99552
1930#1,08147
1920#2,83812
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merilyn, counting every spelling?

Merilyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merilyn?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Merilyn are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 45 and 81. That makes Merilyn a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

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.

Merilyn by state

How common Merilyn was among girls born in each state in 1944–1948, around its peak. In 44 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMA0.09Oregon: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesUT0.14Colorado: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Merilyn, girls, 1944–1948. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Merilyn

How popular is the name Merilyn?

Merilyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 820th; the most babies were born in 1946 (75). More babies were named Merilyn in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Merilyn a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Merilyn in the US.

Where was Merilyn most popular?

In 1944–1948, Merilyn was most common in Utah (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and California.