Recorded 1942–1966 Girls' name Peak 1948 129 births

Merrianne — girls' name

129 babies named Merrianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s491950s541960s26
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Merrianne was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

10 babies were named Merrianne in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merrianne

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Merrianne between 1942 and 1966, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merrianne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merrianne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merrianne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merrianne 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 129 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.

Merrianne at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

129

Since 1942

25 years of records

Peak year

1948

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1942

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1966

Merrianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1942

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1948)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1966196219571954194919461942 5

Merrianne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
54 births that decade — 42% of Merrianne's all-time total
1940s491950s541960s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merrianne?
129 babies have been named Merrianne since 1942. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1948 with 10 births.
When was Merrianne most popular?
Merrianne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Merrianne been used?
Merrianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 25 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Merrianne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Merry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1942–1966 (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.