Merinda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 562 babies named Merinda between 1919 and 2006, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merinda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Merinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merinda 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 562 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.