Girls' name · since 2004
Meraly
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Meraly, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meraly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Meraly recorded 20 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2020.
- #46,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meraly ranks #46,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #46,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meraly's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meraly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meraly's full recorded timeline at 2011, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births.
Meraly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2020
- Peak year (2004)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
20 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 5 births in a single year.
Meraly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Meraly's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Meraly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s*
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
Meraly decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Meraly's data
- Meraly's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (5, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meraly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meraly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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