Total births
562
Girls' name · since 1919
Merinda
562 babies named Merinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 562
- total births
- 1919–2006
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
562 girls have been named Merinda since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Merinda has 562 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2006.
- 562 total births
- 1919–2006 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
562 girls have been named Merinda since 1919, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2006.
- 562
- total births
- 1919–2006
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Merinda was born in this single decade.
1967
Single peak year
21 babies were named Merinda in 1967 - its busiest year on record.
Merinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Merinda's full recorded timeline at 1972, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Merinda at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1967
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Merinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2006
- Peak year (1967)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Merinda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Merinda's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Merinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 149 births (27% of all-time use).
How Merinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Merinda's total volume
Merinda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Merinda? ▼
Merinda has been given to 562 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 21 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
When was Merinda most popular? ▼
Merinda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Merinda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Merinda since 1919 -- 88 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Merinda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Merinda's data
- Merinda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Merinda
Nearby Names Like Merinda
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Merinda
Meredith Girl
#492 77,787 births
Mercedes Girl
#1446 46,206 births
Merle Girl
14,723 births
Mercy Girl
#845 10,632 births
Merry Girl
#6942 10,369 births
Compare Merinda side by side: Merinda vs Meredith Merinda vs Mercedes Merinda vs Merle
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Merinda: Baby Name Since 1919 - 562 Births, Peak 1967." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merinda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Merinda 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 June 2026.