Merriam — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merriam

The Social Security Administration has registered 346 babies named Merriam between 1912 and 2018, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merriam currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merriam performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Merriam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merriam 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 346 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.