Merriam
Rank in 2025
#14942
recorded as girls
Babies in 2025
5
girls 5
Peak year
1922
16 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
351
since 1912
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Merriam was most popular in 1922, when 16 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.01 per 1,000). In 2025, 5 babies were named Merriam, ranking #14942 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 14942 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 13793 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
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| 2006 | 6 | 15152 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 16462 | <5 | — |
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| 1999 | 5 | 14411 | <5 | — |
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| 1961 | 5 | 6567 | <5 | — |
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| 1958 | 5 | 6103 | <5 | — |
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| 1955 | 6 | 5208 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | 5673 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | 5563 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | 4833 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | 5301 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 9 | 3593 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | 4007 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | 4417 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 5 | 4556 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | 4574 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 14 | 2447 | <5 | — |
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| 1941 | 9 | 3030 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 8 | 3208 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | 4342 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | 4255 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 10 | 2689 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | 3742 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 11 | 2567 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | 4218 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | 3274 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | 4331 | <5 | — |
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| 1929 | 11 | 2737 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 7 | 3743 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 7 | 3875 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 8 | 3564 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 9 | 3362 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 12 | 2809 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 9 | 3350 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 16 | 2291 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 12 | 2762 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | 4975 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 11 | 2813 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 13 | 2519 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 12 | 2552 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 11 | 2658 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 8 | 3134 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 7 | 2876 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 5 | 3187 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | 2979 | <5 | — |
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