Merrin
#15,809 most common girls' name of all time · #26,075 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1981–2025
Rank among girls
#15,809
Rank overall
#26,075 of 105,966
First appeared
1981
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
264
Since 2016
112
Peak year
2020 #7,359
Best rank
#7,359 2020
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Merrin first appears in 1981. 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 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,053 |
| 2024 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,404 |
| 2023 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,805 |
| 2022 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,286 |
| 2021 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,568 |
| 2020 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,359 |
| 2019 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,723 |
| 2018 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,835 |
| 2017 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,194 |
| 2016 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,128 |
| 2015 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,183 |
| 2014 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,490 |
| 2013 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,304 |
| 2012 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,935 |
| 2011 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,829 |
| 2010 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,670 |
| 2009 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,808 |
| 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,332 |
| 2007 | 11 | — | 11 | #10,403 |
| 2006 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,943 |
| 2005 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,120 |
| 2004 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,227 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,651 |
| 2002 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,566 |
| 2001 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,246 |
| 1999 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,414 |
| 1998 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,200 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,610 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,619 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,070 |