Girls' name · since 1916
Merian
Merian has 204 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Merian is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 204 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merian has been recorded 204 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2009.
- #19,614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 204 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merian ranks #19,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 204 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 204
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Merian's 204 recorded births place it above 72.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merian's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2009
- Peak year (1949)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Merian by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Merian's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Merian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Merian's data
- Merian's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Merian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1916–2009 (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 Merian 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.