Merilda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Merilda between 1916 and 1925, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merilda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Merilda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merilda 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 21 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.