How Many People Are Named Merilee?
An estimated 818 people in the United States have the first name Merilee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Merilee peaked in popularity in 1961 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merilee 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 Merilee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
818
About 1 in 419,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1961
54 births
Total Registered
1,150
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merilee
Merilee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,150 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merilee as a female name
Ranked #18,345 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1961 (54 births)
Merilee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merilee span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 340 babies were registered. Merilee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merilee by Decade
How has Merilee 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.
Merilee by State
Birth registrations for Merilee span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Utah. The lowest are in Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois. On average, about 23 Merilees were registered per state.
Merilee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merilee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Merilee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merilee?
We estimate approximately 818 people named Merilee 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 419,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Merilee a common name?
Merilee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,150 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merilee most popular?
Merilee reached peak popularity in 1961, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merilee is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merilee a female name?
Merilee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merilee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merilee Smith, Merilee Johnson, Merilee 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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