Merilynn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Merilynn between 1922 and 1959, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merilynn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merilynn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merilynn 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 80 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.