Name Legacy

Merita

Recorded 1912–1999 · United States

Merita was most popular in 1955, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,493 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,121 people named Merita.

Most popular in1955
Rank that year#2,493
Births that year46
Total since 18801,121
Given to100% girls

Merita over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Merita’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,121 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.

Names that peaked alongside Merita

Where Merita 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