How Many People Are Named Merri?
An estimated 2,460 people in the United States have the first name Merri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Merri peaked in popularity in 1963 with 157 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merri 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 Merri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,460
About 1 in 139,331 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1963
157 births
Total Registered
3,170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merri
Merri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,170 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merri as a female name
Ranked #18,652 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1963 (157 births)
Merri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merri span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,150 babies were registered. Merri has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merri by Decade
How has Merri 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.
Merri by State
Birth registrations for Merri span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, Montana. On average, about 44 Merris were registered per state.
Merri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Merri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merri?
We estimate approximately 2,460 people named Merri 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 139,331 Americans share this first name.
Is Merri a common name?
Merri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merri most popular?
Merri reached peak popularity in 1963, when 157 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merri is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merri a female name?
Merri is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merri Smith, Merri Johnson, Merri 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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