Girls' name · since 1942
Merrianne
Merrianne has 129 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
129 girls have been named Merrianne since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merrianne has been recorded 129 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1966.
- #24,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 129 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merrianne ranks #24,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Merrianne's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merrianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Merrianne's full recorded timeline at 1954, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Merrianne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1966
- Peak year (1948)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Merrianne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (54 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Merrianne's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Merrianne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 54 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Merrianne's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1960s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Merrianne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
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, 1942–1966 (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 Merrianne 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.