How Many People Are Named Merry?
An estimated 6,552 people in the United States have the first name Merry. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Merry peaked in popularity in 1954 with 355 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merry 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 Merry paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,552
About 1 in 52,313 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1954
355 births
Total Registered
10,360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merry
Merry is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,360 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merry as a female name
Ranked #7,117 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (355 births)
Merry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merry span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,972 babies were registered. Merry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merry by Decade
How has Merry 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.
Merry by State
Birth registrations for Merry span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Montana, Maine, Utah. On average, about 154 Merrys were registered per state.
Merry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merry
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Merry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merry?
We estimate approximately 6,552 people named Merry 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 52,313 Americans share this first name.
Is Merry a common name?
Merry is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merry most popular?
Merry reached peak popularity in 1954, when 355 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merry is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merry a female name?
Merry is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merry Smith, Merry Johnson, Merry 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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