How Many People Are Named Merinda?
An estimated 475 people in the United States have the first name Merinda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Merinda peaked in popularity in 1967 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merinda 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 Merinda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
475
About 1 in 721,588 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1967
21 births
Total Registered
562
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merinda
Merinda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 562 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merinda as a female name
Ranked #16,468 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1967 (21 births)
Merinda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merinda span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 149 babies were registered. Merinda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merinda by Decade
How has Merinda 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.
Merinda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merinda
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Merinda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merinda?
We estimate approximately 475 people named Merinda 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 721,588 Americans share this first name.
Is Merinda a common name?
Merinda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 562 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merinda most popular?
Merinda reached peak popularity in 1967, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merinda is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merinda a female name?
Merinda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merinda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merinda Smith, Merinda Johnson, Merinda 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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