Merly vs Meredith

Side-by-side comparison of Merly and Meredith — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Merly

Girl name · Rank #11380

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Name B

Meredith

Girl name · Rank #491

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Metric Merly Meredith
Current Rank #11380 #491
Total Births (all years) 242 77,125
Peak Year 2012 1980
Peak Year Births 14 2,071
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1986 1895

Births by Decade

Decade Merly Meredith
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 85
1910ss — 464
1920ss — 892
1930ss — 1,300
1940ss — 2,901
1950ss — 2,889
1960ss — 3,927
1970ss — 15,839
1980ss 10 19,204
1990ss 43 12,778
2000ss 82 8,889
2010ss 80 5,146
2020ss 27 2,805

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merly Meredith
2014 10 476
2015 — 510
2016 7 588
2017 5 628
2018 10 598
2019 6 527
2020 5 499
2021 9 533
2022 5 557
2023 — 595
2024 8 621

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1986–2024.

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