Girls' name · since 1976
Merranda
Merranda has 132 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Merranda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 132 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Merranda recorded 132 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1998.
- #24,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merranda ranks #24,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Merranda's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merranda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merranda splits its recorded history at 1990: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Merranda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Merranda by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Merranda's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Merranda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (60% of all-time use).
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Merranda 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 August 2026.