Merrily
Merrily was the 16477th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 513th with 210 babies. More babies were named Merrily in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,477 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1942210 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,037babies recorded
Merrily popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,477 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,292 | 10 |
| 1960 | #4,087 | 11 |
| 1950 | #1,823 | 28 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Merrily, counting every spelling?
Merrily is the most common spelling of a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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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 many kids will share the name Merrily?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Merrily (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Merrily born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Merrily.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Merrily?
About 700 people born in the US named Merrily are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 64 and 83. That makes Merrily a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Merrily by state
How common Merrily was among girls born in each state in 1940–1944, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (6.4×), Illinois (2.2×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Merrily: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Merrily, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Merrily
How popular is the name Merrily?
Merrily was the 16477th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 513th with 210 babies. More babies were named Merrily in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Merrily a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Merrily in the US.
Where was Merrily most popular?
In 1940–1944, Merrily was most common in Washington (0.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oregon and Illinois.