Merida Girl
How popular is Merida?
#2,645 girl name in 2025
65 baby girls were named Merida in the US in 2025, making it the 2645th most popular girl name.
1,462living people named Merida (est.)
9median age of people named Merida
1,572babies named Merida since 1880
1 in 51,005US babies born in 2025
Merida popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,645 for girls (▼ 211 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 65 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,996 in 2015, #2,034 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (116 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,792 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Merida is most popular
Babies named Merida per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Merida by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1920s | 17 | #3,680 |
| 1930s | 46 | #2,734 |
| 1940s | 65 | #2,849 |
| 1950s | 50 | #3,488 |
| 1960s | 66 | #4,221 |
| 1970s | 59 | #4,792 |
| 1980s | 43 | #5,911 |
| 1990s | 20 | #9,576 |
| 2000s | 10 | #15,345 |
| 2010s | 719 | #1,792 |
| 2020s | 466 | #2,034 |
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Questions
- Is Merida a boy or girl name?
- Merida is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Merida were girls.
- How popular is the name Merida?
- 65 baby girls were named Merida in the US in 2025, making it the 2645th most popular girl name.
- When was Merida most popular?
- Merida peaked in 2017, when 116 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,792 in 2017.
- How many people are named Merida?
- 1,572 babies have been named Merida in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,462 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Merida most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Merida was most common in Missouri, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.