Girls' name · since 1925
Mery
511 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.
- #11,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,426 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mery currently ranks #8426 among girls' names in America, with 511 babies recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mery has been recorded 511 times among girls since 1925, currently ranked #8426 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #11,688 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,426 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 511 born since 1925
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mery ranks #11,688 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,426 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 511 born since 1925, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,426 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1925
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mery's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mery compares
511 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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
Mery's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mery | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 511 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mery splits its recorded history at 1992: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Mery by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Mery's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Mery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (18% of all-time use).
How Mery compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mery's total volume
Mery by state
Where Mery concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 511 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mery's data
- Mery's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Merys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Mery 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.