Merina
#13,855 most common girls' name of all time · #22,904 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1965–2024
Rank among girls
#13,855
Rank overall
#22,904 of 105,966
First appeared
1965
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
338
Since 2016
39
Peak year
1998 #5,462
Best rank
#5,462 1998
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Merina first appears in 1965. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,803 |
| 2022 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,736 |
| 2021 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,704 |
| 2019 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,958 |
| 2018 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,117 |
| 2017 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,843 |
| 2016 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,662 |
| 2015 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,268 |
| 2014 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,150 |
| 2013 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,922 |
| 2012 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,284 |
| 2011 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,150 |
| 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,974 |
| 2006 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,654 |
| 2005 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,139 |
| 2004 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,557 |
| 2003 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,143 |
| 2002 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,019 |
| 2001 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,363 |
| 2000 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,929 |
| 1999 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,289 |
| 1998 | 19 | — | 19 | #5,462 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,985 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,195 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,411 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,120 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | 17 | #5,539 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,457 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,214 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,608 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,072 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,620 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,746 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,065 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,977 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,814 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,468 |