Merry Girl
How popular is Merry?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Merry in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
7,502living people named Merry (est.)
68median age of people named Merry
10,369babies named Merry since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Merry popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls (▼ 3176 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,456 in 2015, #6,625 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1954 (355 girls) |
| Highest rank | #455 in 1948 |
| First recorded | 1898 |
| 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 |
Merry 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.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Merry | 9 | 30% |
| Mery | 12 | 40% |
| Meri | 9 | 30% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Merry by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1900s | 30 | #1,607 |
| 1910s | 209 | #1,042 |
| 1920s | 495 | #907 |
| 1930s | 661 | #668 |
| 1940s | 2,246 | #455 |
| 1950s | 2,972 | #468 |
| 1960s | 1,833 | #600 |
| 1970s | 698 | #997 |
| 1980s | 436 | #1,770 |
| 1990s | 293 | #2,784 |
| 2000s | 200 | #4,488 |
| 2010s | 206 | #4,422 |
| 2020s | 85 | #6,625 |
Girl names about as popular as Merry
Questions
- Is Merry a boy or girl name?
- Merry is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Merry were girls.
- How popular is the name Merry?
- 9 baby girls were named Merry in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Merry most popular?
- Merry peaked in 1954, when 355 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #455 in 1948.
- How many people are named Merry?
- 10,369 babies have been named Merry in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,502 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.