Girls' name · since 1946

Merianne

53 babies named Merianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

53
total births
1946–1975
years on record
1950s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade

53 girls have been named Merianne since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Merianne has 53 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1975.

  • 53 total births
  • 1946–1975 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 36% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Merianne's 53 recorded births place it above 52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Merianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Merianne's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Merianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1975

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
456789 194619521953195719611964197019721975 6

Merianne by decade

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

1950s was Merianne's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Merianne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 19 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merianne?
53 babies have been named Merianne since 1946. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1957 with 8 births.
When was Merianne most popular?
Merianne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Merianne been used?
Merianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 30 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Merianne?
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.

What to do with Merianne's data

  • Merianne's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1970s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1946–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Merianne: Baby Name Since 1946 - 53 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merianne. 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 Merianne 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.