How Many People Are Named Merina?
An estimated 328 people in the United States have the first name Merina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Merina peaked in popularity in 1998 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merina 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 Merina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
328
About 1 in 1,044,983 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1998
19 births
Total Registered
338
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merina
Merina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 338 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merina as a female name
Ranked #14,627 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (19 births)
Merina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merina span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 146 babies were registered. Merina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merina by Decade
How has Merina 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.
Merina by State
Merina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merina
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Merina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merina?
We estimate approximately 328 people named Merina 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 1,044,983 Americans share this first name.
Is Merina a common name?
Merina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 338 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merina most popular?
Merina reached peak popularity in 1998, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merina is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merina a female name?
Merina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merina Smith, Merina Johnson, Merina 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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