Merica
#17,046 most common girls' name of all time · #28,052 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1920–2020
Rank among girls
#17,046
Rank overall
#28,052 of 105,966
First appeared
1920
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
229
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1976 #3,584
Best rank
#3,584 1976
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Merica first appears in 1920. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,307 |
| 2015 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,665 |
| 2013 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,740 |
| 2007 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,075 |
| 2003 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,559 |
| 2002 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,211 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,248 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,641 |
| 1998 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,285 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,774 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,754 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,627 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,426 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,391 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,055 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,409 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,051 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,759 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,120 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,934 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,556 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,327 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,208 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,069 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,444 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | 19 | #3,584 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,558 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,157 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,054 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,156 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,694 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,952 |