Merica — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merica

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Merica between 1920 and 2020, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Merica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merica 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 229 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.