Recorded 1919–1934 Girls' name Peak 1919 17 births

Mernie — girls' name

17 babies named Mernie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s61930s5

The verdict

17 girls have been named Mernie since 1919, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1934.

17
total births
1919–1934
years on record
1910s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Mernie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mernie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mernie

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Mernie between 1919 and 1934, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mernie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mernie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mernie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mernie 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 17 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.

Mernie at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

17

Since 1919

16 years of records

Peak year

1919

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1919

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1934

Mernie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1919

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 193419211919 6

Mernie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 35% of Mernie's all-time total
1910s61920s61930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mernie?
17 babies have been named Mernie since 1919. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1919 with 6 births.
When was Mernie most popular?
Mernie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Mernie been used?
Mernie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 16 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Mernie?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.