How Many People Are Named Merita?
An estimated 612 people in the United States have the first name Merita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Merita peaked in popularity in 1955 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merita 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 Merita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Merita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
612
About 1 in 560,056 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1955
46 births
Total Registered
1,121
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merita
Merita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,121 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merita as a female name
Ranked #12,219 in 1999
7 female births in 1999
Peak: 1955 (46 births)
Merita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merita span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 302 babies were registered. Merita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merita by Decade
How has Merita 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.
Merita by State
Birth registrations for Merita span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia. On average, about 28 Meritas were registered per state.
Merita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merita
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Merita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merita?
We estimate approximately 612 people named Merita 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 560,056 Americans share this first name.
Is Merita a common name?
Merita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,121 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merita most popular?
Merita reached peak popularity in 1955, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merita is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merita a female name?
Merita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merita Smith, Merita Johnson, Merita 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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