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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merita

Merita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 1459th; the most babies were born in 1955 (46). More babies were named Merita 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
195546 babies
Total since 1880
1,121babies recorded

Merita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#8,7337
1970#3,81716
1960#3,06917
1950#1,89526
1940#1,45928
1930#1,85020
1920#4,7756
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merita, counting every spelling?

Merita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merita?

About 700 people born in the US named Merita are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 59 and 76. That makes Merita 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.

Merita by state

How common Merita was among girls born in each state in 1953–1957, around its peak. In 47 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: 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: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNC0.05South Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesSC0.04District 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesGA0.08Hawaii: 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, Merita, girls, 1953–1957. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Merita

How popular is the name Merita?

Merita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 1459th; the most babies were born in 1955 (46). More babies were named Merita in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Merita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,121 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Merita most popular?

In 1953–1957, Merita was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.