Girls' name · since 1920
Merica
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 229 babies named Merica, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
229 girls have been named Merica since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Merica recorded 229 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2020.
- #18,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 229 born since 1920
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merica ranks #18,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 229 born since 1920, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
Merica's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merica's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2020
- Peak year (1976)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Merica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (63 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Merica's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Merica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 63 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Merica's data
- Merica's decade-level peak was the 1970s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Merica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1920–2020 (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 Merica 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.