How Many People Are Named Merrilee?
An estimated 1,234 people in the United States have the first name Merrilee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Merrilee peaked in popularity in 1942 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merrilee 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 Merrilee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Merrilee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
1,234
About 1 in 277,759 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1942
78 births
Total Registered
1,866
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merrilee
Merrilee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,866 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merrilee as a female name
Ranked #16,792 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1942 (78 births)
Merrilee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merrilee span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 578 babies were registered. Merrilee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merrilee by Decade
How has Merrilee 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.
Merrilee by State
Birth registrations for Merrilee span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Illinois. The lowest are in Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin. On average, about 46 Merrilees were registered per state.
Merrilee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merrilee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Merrilee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merrilee?
We estimate approximately 1,234 people named Merrilee 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 277,759 Americans share this first name.
Is Merrilee a common name?
Merrilee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,866 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merrilee most popular?
Merrilee reached peak popularity in 1942, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merrilee is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merrilee a female name?
Merrilee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merrilee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merrilee Smith, Merrilee Johnson, Merrilee 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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