Is Merida a boy or girl name?

Merida is a girl’s name. Of the 1,572 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.7% were girls and 0.3% were boys.

Merida

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Merida was most popular in 2017, when 116 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,206 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,572 people named Merida.

Merida over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merida’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merida a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merida is a girl’s name — 99.7% of the 1,572 Americans given it were girls and 0.3% 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 Merida

Where Merida 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