Merrian — girls' name
11 babies named Merrian in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 girls have been named Merrian since 1931, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1943.
- 11
- total births
- 1931–1943
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Merrian was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Merrian in 1943 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Merrian
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Merrian between 1931 and 1943, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merrian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Merrian performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Merrian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Merrian 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 11 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.
Merrian at a glance
Last recorded 1943Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Merrian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1931
- Peak year (1943)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1943.
11 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1943 with 6 births in a single year.
Merrian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 6 births that decade — 55% of Merrian's all-time total
Merrian decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Merrian's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 1931–1943 (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.