Merriam
#13,563 most common girls' name of all time · #22,436 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1912–2025
Rank among girls
#13,563
Rank overall
#22,436 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
46 of 146
All-time
351
Since 2016
11
Peak year
1922 #2,367
Best rank
#2,367 1922
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Merriam first appears in 1912. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,058 |
| 2018 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,904 |
| 2006 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,257 |
| 2005 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,601 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,549 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,773 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,321 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,389 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,884 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,786 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,021 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,543 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,716 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,152 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,609 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,804 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,520 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,141 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,369 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,580 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,513 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,787 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,946 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,686 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,479 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,446 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,608 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,860 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,965 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,075 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,718 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,552 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,928 |
| 1923 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,528 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | 16 | #2,367 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,899 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,257 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,961 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,648 |
| 1917 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,667 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,803 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,346 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,121 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | 5 | #3,399 |