girl's name
Meryn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 306
Meryn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Meryn 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 | 21 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 71 |
How popular is Meryn?
In 2025, Meryn was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Meryn is used
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 Meryn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Meryn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meryn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Meryn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meryn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Meryn
How popular is the name Meryn?
In 2025, Meryn was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Meryn a girl's or a boy's name?
Meryn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Meryn most popular?
Meryn peaked in 2020, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Meryn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Meryn currently ranks #8,695 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.