Girls' name · since 1909
Merie
177 babies named Merie in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Merie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 177 recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Merie recorded 177 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1976.
- #21,083 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 177 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merie ranks #21,083 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Merie's 177 recorded births place it above 70.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merie splits its recorded history at 1924: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Merie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1976
- Peak year (1923)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Merie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (76 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Merie's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Merie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
52 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Merie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Merie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1909–1976 (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 Merie 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.