How Many People Are Named Merrie?
An estimated 1,682 people in the United States have the first name Merrie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Merrie peaked in popularity in 1959 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merrie 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 Merrie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,682
About 1 in 203,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1959
117 births
Total Registered
2,632
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merrie
Merrie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,632 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merrie as a female name
Ranked #17,897 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1959 (117 births)
Merrie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merrie span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 875 babies were registered. Merrie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merrie by Decade
How has Merrie 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.
Merrie by State
Birth registrations for Merrie span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, New York. The lowest are in Missouri, Indiana, Kansas. On average, about 47 Merries were registered per state.
Merrie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Merrie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merrie?
We estimate approximately 1,682 people named Merrie 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 203,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Merrie a common name?
Merrie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,632 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merrie most popular?
Merrie reached peak popularity in 1959, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merrie is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merrie a female name?
Merrie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merrie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merrie Smith, Merrie Johnson, Merrie 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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