Meri Girl
How popular is Meri?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Meri in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
2,165living people named Meri (est.)
59median age of people named Meri
2,502babies named Meri since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Meri popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls (▼ 2142 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #11,830 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (89 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,156 in 1955 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| 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 |
Meri 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.
Meri by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #4,249 |
| 1920s | 20 | #3,955 |
| 1930s | 15 | #4,253 |
| 1940s | 265 | #1,238 |
| 1950s | 543 | #1,156 |
| 1960s | 644 | #1,167 |
| 1970s | 379 | #1,584 |
| 1980s | 180 | #3,147 |
| 1990s | 157 | #3,930 |
| 2000s | 133 | #4,786 |
| 2010s | 91 | #7,453 |
| 2020s | 64 | #7,625 |
Girl names about as popular as Meri
Questions
- Is Meri a boy or girl name?
- Meri is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Meri were girls.
- How popular is the name Meri?
- 9 baby girls were named Meri in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Meri most popular?
- Meri peaked in 1961, when 89 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,156 in 1955.
- How many people are named Meri?
- 2,502 babies have been named Meri in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,165 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
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.