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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merrilee

Merrilee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 883rd with 78 babies. More babies were named Merrilee in the 1950s 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
194278 babies
Total since 1880
1,871babies recorded

Merrilee 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#5,13814
1970#2,18637
1960#1,78141
1950#1,42542
1940#2,17915
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merrilee, counting every spelling?

Merrilee is a spelling of Merrily, a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Merrilee?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Merrilee are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 57 and 77. That makes Merrilee 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.

Merrilee by state

How common Merrilee was among girls born in each state in 1940–1944, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (7.5×), California (2.9×), Michigan (2.1×). 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: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesWA0.28Idaho: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMI0.08New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesCA0.11Utah: 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: 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, Merrilee, girls, 1940–1944. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Merrilee

How popular is the name Merrilee?

Merrilee was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 883rd with 78 babies. More babies were named Merrilee in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Merrilee a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Merrilee most popular?

In 1940–1944, Merrilee was most common in Washington (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Michigan.