How Many People Are Named Merida?
An estimated 1,363 people in the United States have the first name Merida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Merida peaked in popularity in 2017 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merida 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 Merida paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Merida is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,363
About 1 in 251,471 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2017
116 births
Total Registered
1,506
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merida
Merida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,506 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Merida as a male name
Ranked #1,013 in 1880
5 male births in 1880
Peak: 1880 (5 births)
Merida as a female name
Ranked #2,471 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (116 births)
Merida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 719 babies were registered. While Merida is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Merida by Decade
How has Merida 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.
Merida by State
Birth registrations for Merida span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Arizona. On average, about 30 Meridas were registered per state.
Merida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merida
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Merida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merida?
We estimate approximately 1,363 people named Merida 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 251,471 Americans share this first name.
Is Merida a common name?
Merida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,506 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merida most popular?
Merida reached peak popularity in 2017, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merida is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merida a female name?
Merida is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merida Smith, Merida Johnson, Merida 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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