Is Merinda a boy or girl name?

Merinda is a girl’s name. Of the 562 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Merinda

Recorded 1919–2006 · United States

Merinda was most popular in 1967, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,168 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 562 people named Merinda.

Merinda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merinda’s peak in 1967. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merinda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merinda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 562 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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