girl's name

Merrie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,635

Merrie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2004 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1959, when 117 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1909.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Merrie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2004, not a full ten years.

875
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Merrie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 45
1920s 138
1930s 138
1940s 495
1950s 875
1960s 542
1970s 230
1980s 84
1990s 60
2000s (to 2004) 20

How popular is Merrie?

In 2004, Merrie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Merrie is used

England & Wales #6,608 3 in 2014
United States #16,815 5 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Merrie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Merrie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Merrie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Merrie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Merrie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Merrie

How popular is the name Merrie?

In 2004, Merrie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Merrie a girl's or a boy's name?

Merrie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Merrie?

Merrie has 2 syllables.

When was Merrie most popular?

Merrie peaked in 1959, when 117 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.