Recorded 1951–2018 Girls' name Peak 1963 137 births

Meria — girls' name

137 babies named Meria in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s331960s251970s431980s101990s62000s52010s15

The verdict

137 girls have been named Meria since 1951, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2018.

137
total births
1951–2018
years on record
1970s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Meria was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

9 babies were named Meria in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meria

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Meria between 1951 and 2018, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meria performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Meria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meria in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 137 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meria at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

137

Since 1951

68 years of records

Peak year

1963

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1951

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2018

Meria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1951

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1963)
9
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Meria by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
43 births that decade — 31% of Meria's all-time total
1950s331960s251970s431980s101990s62000s52010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meria?
137 babies have been named Meria since 1951. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1963 with 9 births.
When was Meria most popular?
Meria was most popular in the 1970s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Meria been used?
Meria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 68 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Meria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.