Is Meri a boy or girl name?

Meri is a girl’s name. Of the 2,502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Meri

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Meri was most popular in 1961, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,921 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,502 people named Meri.

Meri over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meri’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meri a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meri is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,502 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Meri

Where Meri is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org