US rank #9736 Girls' name Peak 2020 250 births

Meryn — #9736 US girls' name

250 babies named Meryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s62000s752010s892020s59
#9736
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Meryn was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

15 babies were named Meryn in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Meryn between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meryn currently holds the #9736 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meryn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meryn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meryn 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 250 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.

Meryn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

250

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2020

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,736

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
15
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122007200319851981 5

Meryn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 36% of Meryn's all-time total
1980s211990s62000s752010s892020s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meryn?
250 babies have been named Meryn since 1981. It currently ranks #9736 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 15 births.
When was Meryn most popular?
Meryn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Meryn been used?
Meryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meryn?
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, 1981–2024 (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.