How Many People Are Named Meris?
An estimated 56 people in the United States have the first name Meris. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Meris peaked in popularity in 1935 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meris 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 Meris paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Meris 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
38
years old
Peak Year
1935
15 births
Total Registered
75
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meris
Meris is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 75 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meris as a female name
Ranked #17,336 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1935 (15 births)
Meris: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meris span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 28 babies were registered. While Meris is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Meris by Decade
How has Meris 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.
Meris + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meris as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meris
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meris: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meris?
We estimate approximately 56 people named Meris 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 Meris a common name?
Meris is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 75 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meris most popular?
Meris reached peak popularity in 1935, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meris is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meris a female name?
Meris is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meris Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meris Smith, Meris Johnson, Meris 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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