Merri Girl
How popular is Merri?
Peaked in 1963
No babies were recorded with the name Merri in 2025. It was most used in 1963, when 157 girls got the name.
2,724living people named Merri (est.)
63median age of people named Merri
3,170babies named Merri since 1880
Merri popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1963 (157 girls) |
| Highest rank | #833 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1920 |
Merri 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.
Merri by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 | #3,955 |
| 1930s | 18 | #3,433 |
| 1940s | 248 | #1,219 |
| 1950s | 991 | #857 |
| 1960s | 1,150 | #833 |
| 1970s | 419 | #1,354 |
| 1980s | 202 | #2,866 |
| 1990s | 99 | #4,491 |
| 2000s | 25 | #11,794 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,864 |
Questions
- Is Merri a boy or girl name?
- Merri 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 Merri?
- No babies were recorded with the name Merri in 2025. It was most used in 1963, when 157 girls got the name.
- When was Merri most popular?
- Merri peaked in 1963, when 157 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #833 in 1963.
- How many people are named Merri?
- 3,170 babies have been named Merri in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,724 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
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.