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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merri

Merri was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 834th with 157 babies. More babies were named Merri in the 1960s 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
1963157 babies
Total since 1880
3,170babies recorded

Merri popularity since 1880

050100150200 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#12,6787
1990#6,72913
1980#2,92031
1970#1,36477
1960#849150
1950#1,34447
1940#3,7427
1930——
1920#4,2727
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merri, counting every spelling?

Merri has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merri?

About 2,700 people born in the US named Merri are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 56 and 69. That makes Merri 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.

Merri by state

How common Merri was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (1.9×). In 29 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesWA0.09Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMT0.17North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMN0.07Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMI0.13New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIA0.04Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOH0.07Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesCO0.13Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesSC0.04District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAL0.10Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Merri, girls, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Merri

How popular is the name Merri?

Merri was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 834th with 157 babies. More babies were named Merri in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Merri a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,170 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Merri most popular?

In 1961–1965, Merri was most common in Montana (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Michigan.