US rank #8461 Girls' name Peak 2023 499 births

Mery — #8461 US girls' name

499 babies named Mery in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s211950s271960s391970s471980s531990s712000s922010s802020s57
#8461
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Mery was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mery in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mery

The Social Security Administration has registered 499 babies named Mery between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mery currently holds the #8461 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mery performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Mery shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mery in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mery 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 499 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.

Mery at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

499

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

2023

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,461

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mery popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
15
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
05101520 202420162007199919911983197019581925 5

Mery by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 18% of Mery's all-time total
1920s121930s211950s271960s391970s471980s531990s712000s922010s802020s57

Mery by state

Where Mery concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mery
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Mery's total US births 1.0%

5 of 499 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mery?
499 babies have been named Mery since 1925. It currently ranks #8461 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 15 births.
When was Mery most popular?
Mery was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mery most popular?
The top states for the name Mery are California (5 births).
How long has the name Mery been used?
Mery has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mery?
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.

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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, 1925–2024 (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.