Girls' name · since 1931

Merrian

Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Merrian, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#53,729 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1931
1940s
peak decade

Merrian is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1931.

Merrian has 11 recorded births among girls since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1943.

  • #53,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1931
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merrian ranks #53,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.

#53,729 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1931
1940s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Merrian's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Merrian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Merrian's full recorded timeline at 1943, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Merrian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1943

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1943)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 19311943 6

Merrian by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1940s was Merrian's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Merrian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merrian? ▼
11 babies have been named Merrian since 1931. All-time, it sits at #53,729 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1943 with 6 births.
Where does Merrian sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merrian ranks #53,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Merrian most popular? ▼
Merrian was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Merrian been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Merrian since 1931 -- 13 years through the most recent 1943 data.
What names are similar to Merrian? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Merrian

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Merrian

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Lecy
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Tenie
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Lolo
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Merrian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1931–1943 (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 Merrian 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.