Girls' name · since 1915
Merlee
Merlee has 49 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 49
- total births
- 1915–1937
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
49 girls have been named Merlee since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Merlee recorded 49 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1937.
- 49 total births
- 1915–1937 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Merlee's 49 recorded births place it above 51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merlee's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1937
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Merlee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Merlee's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Merlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 25 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Merlee's decade-level peak was the 1910s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1915–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Merlee: Baby Name Since 1915 - 49 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merlee. 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 Merlee 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 July 2026.