Recorded 1940–1955 Girls' name Peak 1951 35 births

Merridy — girls' name

35 babies named Merridy in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s19

The verdict

35 girls have been named Merridy since 1940, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1955.

35
total births
1940–1955
years on record
1950s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Merridy was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

9 babies were named Merridy in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merridy

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Merridy between 1940 and 1955, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merridy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merridy performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Merridy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merridy 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 35 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.

Merridy at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

35

Since 1940

16 years of records

Peak year

1951

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1940

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1955

Merridy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1940

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1951)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Merridy by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 54% of Merridy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merridy?
35 babies have been named Merridy since 1940. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1951 with 9 births.
When was Merridy most popular?
Merridy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Merridy been used?
Merridy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 16 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Merridy?
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, 1940–1955 (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.