Merrie Girl
How popular is Merrie?
Peaked in 1959
No babies were recorded with the name Merrie in 2025. It was most used in 1959, when 117 girls got the name.
1,927living people named Merrie (est.)
68median age of people named Merrie
2,632babies named Merrie since 1880
Merrie popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1959 (117 girls) |
| Highest rank | #936 in 1950 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
Merrie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Merry family of names ranked #3,159 for girls in 2025 (#2,668 the year before), with 30 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Merrie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 45 | #2,203 |
| 1920s | 138 | #2,022 |
| 1930s | 138 | #1,413 |
| 1940s | 495 | #1,032 |
| 1950s | 875 | #936 |
| 1960s | 542 | #1,235 |
| 1970s | 230 | #2,240 |
| 1980s | 84 | #4,516 |
| 1990s | 60 | #7,297 |
| 2000s | 20 | #15,024 |
Questions
- Is Merrie a boy or girl name?
- Merrie has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Merrie?
- No babies were recorded with the name Merrie in 2025. It was most used in 1959, when 117 girls got the name.
- When was Merrie most popular?
- Merrie peaked in 1959, when 117 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #936 in 1950.
- How many people are named Merrie?
- 2,632 babies have been named Merrie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,927 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
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.