Girls' name · since 1973
Merriah
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Merriah, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 36
- total births
- 1973–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 86%
- born in that decade
Merriah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Merriah recorded 36 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1998.
- 36 total births
- 1973–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 86% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Merriah's 36 recorded births place it above 46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merriah's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1998
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Merriah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Merriah's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Merriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (86% of all-time use).
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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, 1973–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Merriah: Baby Name Since 1973 - 36 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merriah. 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 Merriah 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.