How Many People Are Named Merlee?
An estimated 2 people in the United States have the first name Merlee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 88 years old, and Merlee peaked in popularity in 1916 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merlee 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 Merlee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 88, Merlee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1948.
- Merlee is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
2
About 1 in 171,377,169 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
88
years old
Peak Year
1916
7 births
Total Registered
49
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merlee
Merlee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 49 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merlee as a female name
Ranked #4,120 in 1937
6 female births in 1937
Peak: 1916 (7 births)
Merlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merlee span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 25 babies were registered. Merlee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merlee by Decade
How has Merlee 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.
Merlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Merlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merlee?
We estimate approximately 2 people named Merlee 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 171,377,169 Americans share this first name.
Is Merlee a common name?
Merlee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merlee most popular?
Merlee reached peak popularity in 1916, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merlee is approximately 88 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merlee a female name?
Merlee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merlee Smith, Merlee Johnson, Merlee 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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