Girls' name · since 2003
Merryn
Merryn has 321 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,680 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Merryn is the #5680 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 321 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Merryn recorded 321 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #5680 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #15,359 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,680 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 321 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merryn ranks #15,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,680 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 321 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,680 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 321
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Merryn's 321 recorded births place it above 78.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Merryn compares
321 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Merryn's all-time total is 15% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Merryn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 321 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Merryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merryn's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merryn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Merryn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (153 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Merryn's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Merryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 153 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Merryn's data
- Merryn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Merryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Merryn 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.