Girls' name · since 2009
Merely
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Merely, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 2009–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Merely is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merely has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2016.
- 10 total births
- 2009–2016 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Merely's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merely splits its recorded history at 2016: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births).
Merely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2016
- Peak year (2009)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Merely by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Merely's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Merely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Merely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Merely: Baby Name Since 2009 - 10 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merely. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Merely 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 July 2026.