Recorded 1943–1957 Girls' name Peak 1943 25 births

Merridee — girls' name

25 babies named Merridee in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s10

The verdict

25 girls have been named Merridee since 1943, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1957.

25
total births
1943–1957
years on record
1940s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Merridee was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

5 babies were named Merridee in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merridee

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Merridee between 1943 and 1957, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merridee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merridee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Merridee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merridee 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 25 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.

Merridee at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

25

Since 1943

15 years of records

Peak year

1943

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1943

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1957

Merridee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1943

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1943)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 19571951194719461943 5

Merridee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 60% of Merridee's all-time total
1940s151950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merridee?
25 babies have been named Merridee since 1943. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1943 with 5 births.
When was Merridee most popular?
Merridee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Merridee been used?
Merridee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 15 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Merridee?
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.

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, 1943–1957 (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.