Recorded 1945–1945 Girls' name Peak 1945 6 births

Merrylee — girls' name

6 babies named Merrylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s6

The verdict

6 girls have been named Merrylee since 1945, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1945.

6
total births
1945–1945
years on record
1940s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Merrylee was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

6 babies were named Merrylee in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merrylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Merrylee between 1945 and 1945, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merrylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merrylee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merrylee 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 6 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.

Merrylee at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

6

Since 1945

1 years of records

Peak year

1945

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1945

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1945

Merrylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1945

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1945)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1945 6

Merrylee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 100% of Merrylee's all-time total
1940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merrylee?
6 babies have been named Merrylee since 1945. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1945 with 6 births.
When was Merrylee most popular?
Merrylee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Merrylee been used?
Merrylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 1 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Merrylee?
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, 1945–1945 (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.