Girls' name · since 1913
Merdis
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 220 babies named Merdis, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Merdis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 220 recorded since 1913.
Merdis has 220 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1956.
- #18,852 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 220 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merdis ranks #18,852 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Merdis's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Merdis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Merdis's full recorded timeline at 1935, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Merdis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1956
- Peak year (1924)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Merdis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (71 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Merdis's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Merdis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
50 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 71 births (32% of all-time use).
Merdis by state
Where Merdis concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 11 | 5.0% |
11 of 220 births nationwide.
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- Merdis's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 1950s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Merdiss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Merdis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1913–1956 (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 Merdis 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.