How Many People Are Named Merna?
An estimated 762 people in the United States have the first name Merna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Merna peaked in popularity in 1930 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merna 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 Merna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
762
About 1 in 449,809 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1930
79 births
Total Registered
2,461
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merna
Merna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,461 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merna as a female name
Ranked #11,756 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (79 births)
Merna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merna span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 582 babies were registered. Merna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merna by Decade
How has Merna 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.
Merna by State
Birth registrations for Merna span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 37 Mernas were registered per state.
Merna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merna
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Merna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merna?
We estimate approximately 762 people named Merna 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 449,809 Americans share this first name.
Is Merna a common name?
Merna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,461 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merna most popular?
Merna reached peak popularity in 1930, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merna is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merna a female name?
Merna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merna Smith, Merna Johnson, Merna 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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