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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merrie

Merrie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 940th; the most babies were born in 1959 (117). More babies were named Merrie 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
1959117 babies
Total since 1880
2,632babies recorded

Merrie 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#16,6955
1990#7,67611
1980#4,66116
1970#2,25835
1960#1,24578
1950#94091
1940#1,82720
1930#2,64712
1920#2,43615
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merrie, counting every spelling?

Merrie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merrie?

About 1,900 people born in the US named Merrie are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 59 and 74. That makes Merrie 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.

Merrie by state

How common Merrie was among girls born in each state in 1957–1961, around its peak. In 40 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMO0.02Kentucky: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesFL0.07
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Merrie, girls, 1957–1961. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Merrie

How popular is the name Merrie?

Merrie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 940th; the most babies were born in 1959 (117). More babies were named Merrie in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Merrie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,632 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Merrie most popular?

In 1957–1961, Merrie was most common in Florida (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and California.