How Many People Are Named Merian?
An estimated 56 people in the United States have the first name Merian. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Merian peaked in popularity in 1949 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merian as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Merian paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Merian is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Merian is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
56
About 1 in 6,120,613 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1949
12 births
Total Registered
204
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merian
Merian is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 204 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merian as a female name
Ranked #19,240 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1949 (12 births)
Merian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merian span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 57 babies were registered. Merian has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merian by Decade
How has Merian tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Merian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merian
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Merian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merian?
We estimate approximately 56 people named Merian are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,120,613 Americans share this first name.
Is Merian a common name?
Merian is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 204 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merian most popular?
Merian reached peak popularity in 1949, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merian is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merian a female name?
Merian is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merian Smith, Merian Johnson, Merian Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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