Merilou — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merilou

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Merilou between 1935 and 1936, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merilou currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merilou performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merilou 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 12 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.