Merrily
#6,883 most common girls' name of all time · #11,587 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1936–2025
Rank among girls
#6,883
Rank overall
#11,587 of 105,966
First appeared
1936
Years on the list
47 of 146
All-time
1,037
Since 2016
11
Peak year
1942 #513
Best rank
#513 1942
Girls
Boys
peak 210/yr
Merrily first appears in 1936. 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 | #15,173 |
| 2024 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,696 |
| 2001 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,658 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,502 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,654 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,860 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,343 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,259 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,824 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,513 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,414 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,109 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | 13 | #4,443 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,779 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,207 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,193 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,834 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,933 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,180 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | 12 | #3,840 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,372 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | 23 | #2,644 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | 12 | #3,922 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | 11 | #4,149 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,709 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | 11 | #4,077 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | 16 | #3,062 |
| 1958 | 15 | — | 15 | #3,179 |
| 1957 | 19 | — | 19 | #2,701 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | 14 | #3,293 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | 14 | #3,188 |
| 1954 | 22 | — | 22 | #2,363 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,235 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,886 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,791 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | 28 | #1,830 |
| 1949 | 29 | — | 29 | #1,801 |
| 1948 | 37 | — | 37 | #1,544 |
| 1947 | 39 | — | 39 | #1,522 |
| 1946 | 66 | — | 66 | #1,049 |
| 1945 | 53 | — | 53 | #1,095 |
| 1944 | 71 | — | 71 | #917 |
| 1943 | 120 | — | 120 | #698 |
| 1942 | 210 | — | 210 | #513 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,527 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,760 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,827 |