Girls' name · since 1958
Meriann
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Meriann, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 15
- total births
- 1958–1961
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Meriann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Meriann recorded 15 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1961.
- 15 total births
- 1958–1961 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meriann's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meriann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meriann's full recorded timeline at 1959, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births.
Meriann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1961
- Peak year (1958)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Meriann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Meriann's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Meriann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Meriann's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1960s (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, 1958–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meriann: Baby Name Since 1958 - 15 Births, Peak 1958." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meriann. 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 Meriann 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.