girl's name
Merary
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 532
Merary is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1987.
Merary over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 88 |
| 2000s | 221 |
| 2010s | 150 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 67 |
How popular is Merary?
In 2025, Merary was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Merary
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Merary also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Merary over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Merary
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Merary — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Merary
How popular is the name Merary?
In 2025, Merary was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Merary a girl's or a boy's name?
Merary is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Merary most popular?
Merary peaked in 2008, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Merary a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Merary currently ranks #9,839 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.